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i've been thinking more and more about the possibility of moving back to hawai'i. and the more i think about it, the more sense it makes. it's weird to admit that and think it's true.
last night i went to see my friends' band play at a bar in ballard. sitting there with so many people i've come to love and consider family, talking about the seahawks and watching some mediocre other local bands jamming, i couldn't help but think that i wouldn't be able to have that in hawai'i. it doesn't exist there.
i couldn't go to an NFL playoff game or listen to fanboys tell my friends how much their music means to them. i couldn't wear half my current wardrobe or have olive garden & kirk cameron movie nights. sure, i believe there are things about hawai'i that i could have and do there that i couldn't have or do in seattle, but...
today i went to an interview with a recruiter. she's essentially a matchmaker for companies and contract workers. initially i thought that there was no way i could work freelance. health insurance being the major reason why. and i wasn't sure that i had the necessary skills or connections to survive on just freelance work.
then i thought about it.
i have no idea what i want the next step to be. so then why not try contract jobs? assuming i can actually get a few of them, they'd be three-month test drives of careers and companies. and test drives that are someone else's job to get me. test drives that can also turn into full-time, permanent positions. granted, the contract with them blatantly states that work can be inconsistent, but at this point the pros actually kind of outweigh the cons.
and once i book my first job, the recruiting company supplies benefits. bingo.
i don't know. i'm still unsure if either of the aforementioned options are really what i'm intended to be doing in order to affect change in the world, but sometimes you have to cut your losses and grow up.
right?
i've been thinking more and more about the possibility of moving back to hawai'i. and the more i think about it, the more sense it makes. it's weird to admit that and think it's true.
last night i went to see my friends' band play at a bar in ballard. sitting there with so many people i've come to love and consider family, talking about the seahawks and watching some mediocre other local bands jamming, i couldn't help but think that i wouldn't be able to have that in hawai'i. it doesn't exist there.
i couldn't go to an NFL playoff game or listen to fanboys tell my friends how much their music means to them. i couldn't wear half my current wardrobe or have olive garden & kirk cameron movie nights. sure, i believe there are things about hawai'i that i could have and do there that i couldn't have or do in seattle, but...
today i went to an interview with a recruiter. she's essentially a matchmaker for companies and contract workers. initially i thought that there was no way i could work freelance. health insurance being the major reason why. and i wasn't sure that i had the necessary skills or connections to survive on just freelance work.
then i thought about it.
i have no idea what i want the next step to be. so then why not try contract jobs? assuming i can actually get a few of them, they'd be three-month test drives of careers and companies. and test drives that are someone else's job to get me. test drives that can also turn into full-time, permanent positions. granted, the contract with them blatantly states that work can be inconsistent, but at this point the pros actually kind of outweigh the cons.
and once i book my first job, the recruiting company supplies benefits. bingo.
i don't know. i'm still unsure if either of the aforementioned options are really what i'm intended to be doing in order to affect change in the world, but sometimes you have to cut your losses and grow up.
right?