A student who who recently graduated from Ravensbourne College has sensationally announced, via social media, that he will be going travelling “for about the next 12 months or as long as it takes to find where I’m truly headed”, in what many are calling a flagrant bid to offset the daunting task of actually forging a career.
We caught up with Charles Henry Spoon III, who achieved a 2:1 in Interactive Web Design, to find out more about his decision, which some critics are dubbing “the millennial cliché”.
“Well, as a graduation gift, Mumsy and Daddy gave me twenty grand and, although that’s an amount sizeable enough to put a deposit on a house, set up my own small business or pay off my student loan, I thought I’d go to Bali and Seoul,” explained Mr Spoon whilst texting his ket dealer off an ironically outdated Alcatel mobile.
“I mean obviously I do have plans to actually find work but, spiritually, I don’t think I’ve had enough world experience to really sit down, apply myself and put together a portfolio. I think I really need to watch a few sunsets on Bondai Beach and just connect with nature,” continued Spoon, whilst necking a litre of Starbucks from a non-recyclable Styrofoam cup.
“A lot of my friends have started applying for internships and junior positions with designers and web development companies but that’s just so small minded. I’ve got all the skills I need from my degree, it’s not like this computer stuff dates at a blistering pace or anything is it?”
“I can’t really make content for the worldwide web if I haven’t spent at least six months Instagramming pictures of me freerunning in the Rio slums or handing out my old Polo garms to little potbellied kids in Africa now can I?”
“Besides, Daddy has already said I can help him with sales at his speedboat dealership when I get back so I don’t really have to worry about my actual future right now.”
