patribus

For the past few days, I've spent most of my time looking for a job. All of my summer plans [going to South Africa, interning for an agency that works with refugees] didn't work out. So I resigned myself to working and saving up for a superawesome summer next year. Except that's not really working out either due to the recession.

Yesterday, I grew increasingly frustrated with my job search, and it kind of struck me that this is what so many other people have been going through, except for them it's ten times worse. I'm not the head of any household, I don't have any dependents. I just want a job so that I can go to Uganda next summer [which is a luxury when you think about it, even though apparently some people's dreams don't include going to countries in Africa that are in the midst of a civil war, or so I've been told. Also, I promised myself that I would buy a hedgehog if I made more than $1000 this summer, which was probably not a good idea, seeing as how I'd probably use $200 on buying it and food and all of that, but I also really want a hedgehog and I promised myself and I try not to break promises.] Whereas other people don't just want a job, they NEED a job. To pay rent, buy food and other basic necessities. So basically, I'm really selfish.

And even knowing all of this, I still really want a job. So, if anyone's looking for an inexperienced college student who has no real skill, unless you want someone who is moderately bad at the ukulele or knows Sufjan Steven's discography by heart, I'm your girl!