Yay! for making money
I did it. I got a job.
Strangely (or maybe not so strangely), it's the same line of work I had back in Seattle (gift shop/museum/attraction thingy). I've decided I don't mind because its easy to get to, only 8-15 hours a week, in a place I like (same building as the public library - uh-oh), and the hours are really flexible. They don't even care that I'm leaving for three weeks at Christmas. I'm really relieved.
I almost got the job on campus (they said the interview went well and they wished they could hire me), but I was stupid and told them about the 6-10 week work placement in May/June.
Anyway, this one is just about as close as campus and the people seem really nice. The pay is so-so, but it'll help with travel and such. Basically, it's a museum/attraction (about the history of Norwich) and an attached gift shop, so I'll be doing customer service and retail. No problem there, I can do those things in my sleep. (:
They hired me at the interview and I have an induction day on Thursday (paid), so there's no delay about this position.
Meanwhile at school . . .
I did something very un-Kathryn-like: I completely forgot to do an assignment! Oops. :/
We were supposed to do a little research about market-dominant minority groups in Latin America and I only wrote it in my notes, not in my planner. Totally and completely slipped my mind until people started talking about it before class. Luckily, it was a group thing and not assessed, so the lecturer didn't notice (I also made sure to take active part in notes and writing up our results). So, not the end of the world, but it did teach me that absolutely everything I want to remember MUST go into my planner.
I'm struggling with the reading (the volume, not the content), but I've worked out a reading schedule so each unit's reading is spread over five days. I'm also starting to get better at scanning and skimming instead of reading every word.
The information is actually really interesting. Like last night I was reading about the historical background of our modern globalized economic market based on agriculture and the shipping trade during the period between 1500 and 1900ish. Who knew economics could be so fascinating (granted, this is descriptive economics, not mathematical economics).
Tonight I have to create a logframe. Don't ask me to explain what that is yet, because I don't really know. Gotta figure that out tonight.
Speaking of which, I need to get going. Hope to hear from y'all soon. Missing everyone. (:
Strangely (or maybe not so strangely), it's the same line of work I had back in Seattle (gift shop/museum/attraction thingy). I've decided I don't mind because its easy to get to, only 8-15 hours a week, in a place I like (same building as the public library - uh-oh), and the hours are really flexible. They don't even care that I'm leaving for three weeks at Christmas. I'm really relieved.
I almost got the job on campus (they said the interview went well and they wished they could hire me), but I was stupid and told them about the 6-10 week work placement in May/June.
Anyway, this one is just about as close as campus and the people seem really nice. The pay is so-so, but it'll help with travel and such. Basically, it's a museum/attraction (about the history of Norwich) and an attached gift shop, so I'll be doing customer service and retail. No problem there, I can do those things in my sleep. (:
They hired me at the interview and I have an induction day on Thursday (paid), so there's no delay about this position.
Meanwhile at school . . .
I did something very un-Kathryn-like: I completely forgot to do an assignment! Oops. :/
We were supposed to do a little research about market-dominant minority groups in Latin America and I only wrote it in my notes, not in my planner. Totally and completely slipped my mind until people started talking about it before class. Luckily, it was a group thing and not assessed, so the lecturer didn't notice (I also made sure to take active part in notes and writing up our results). So, not the end of the world, but it did teach me that absolutely everything I want to remember MUST go into my planner.
I'm struggling with the reading (the volume, not the content), but I've worked out a reading schedule so each unit's reading is spread over five days. I'm also starting to get better at scanning and skimming instead of reading every word.
The information is actually really interesting. Like last night I was reading about the historical background of our modern globalized economic market based on agriculture and the shipping trade during the period between 1500 and 1900ish. Who knew economics could be so fascinating (granted, this is descriptive economics, not mathematical economics).
Tonight I have to create a logframe. Don't ask me to explain what that is yet, because I don't really know. Gotta figure that out tonight.
Speaking of which, I need to get going. Hope to hear from y'all soon. Missing everyone. (: