searching
Another amazing summer is in full swing. Three weeks of camp down, six more to go, and I'm loving every minute. Except for the seriously ill camper we had this past week and all the hell which resulted from that.
I've been spending most of my weekends in Chicago (or the surrounding suburbs), which has been really awesome. Two nights ago, Teri and Dave and I had a partial view of the Navy Pier fireworks from the living room balcony, and last night we saw literally hundreds of fireworks displays from the bedroom balcony. None of us are super impressed by fireworks (they're enjoyable, but really, why all the fuss?), but that was pretty damn cool. (We also watched The Birds for the first time in their building's media room. Except for the temperature issues, it was very sweet. The movie...not so much.)
I need to start looking for jobs for when the summer is over, but I'm feeling so overwhelmed by the task, since I don't have any real idea of what i want to do or where I want to be, that I haven't really started yet. Do I want a full time job? Am I ready to tie myself to one spot, even for only a year or two? Do I need to keep moving? Can I handle a job where I'm moving all the time? Before I left for NZ, the plan was to stay in one spot for at least two years once I got back. Once I actually got back, I wanted to keep moving; get a job that would allow me to lead backpacking, or hiking, or kayaking trips all over the place. Now I'm leaning back towards staying put for awhile. And right now I'm thinking I'd really like to stay put in Chicago for a bit.
We'll see.
I've been spending most of my weekends in Chicago (or the surrounding suburbs), which has been really awesome. Two nights ago, Teri and Dave and I had a partial view of the Navy Pier fireworks from the living room balcony, and last night we saw literally hundreds of fireworks displays from the bedroom balcony. None of us are super impressed by fireworks (they're enjoyable, but really, why all the fuss?), but that was pretty damn cool. (We also watched The Birds for the first time in their building's media room. Except for the temperature issues, it was very sweet. The movie...not so much.)
I need to start looking for jobs for when the summer is over, but I'm feeling so overwhelmed by the task, since I don't have any real idea of what i want to do or where I want to be, that I haven't really started yet. Do I want a full time job? Am I ready to tie myself to one spot, even for only a year or two? Do I need to keep moving? Can I handle a job where I'm moving all the time? Before I left for NZ, the plan was to stay in one spot for at least two years once I got back. Once I actually got back, I wanted to keep moving; get a job that would allow me to lead backpacking, or hiking, or kayaking trips all over the place. Now I'm leaning back towards staying put for awhile. And right now I'm thinking I'd really like to stay put in Chicago for a bit.
We'll see.