Maybe I should be aiming higher...
The good news for today is that I heard back from a prospective employer. It wasn't the translation job, more's the pity, but the telephone survey place. A quick Google search revealed no hidden skeletons in the firm's cupboards, so I think I can try this one out. The lady who called me was understanding when I talked about an earlier experience. Last spring, I worked for a similar company, and my salary was so low that I couldn't even pay the rent. This time, I will know better than to inform the unemployment agency of my "full-time job" before getting the first pay-check. Live and learn... I'm going for an interview on Monday, but I do think there is a fair chance of getting hired. The lady I spoke with was impressed with my language skills and told me that there's a need for Swedish speakers. It makes me happy to know that I have marketable skills even for jobs that require less training than I have.
I must conclude that I'm not overly ambitious, when I'm happy to get a job doing phone surveys, and I have a Master of Arts degree. It's just that anything actually is better than nothing, when you've been unemployed long enough. I still believe that I will eventually find work as a translator, but until then, it will be good to have something at least. That is, if I get the job. Fingers crossed...
The book for today is Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, which I just finished rereading. I'm sure most of you are familiar with it. It's a lovely, nonsensical, funny and wise book for children and adults alike, and one of the books that should be a part of every childhood. Pooh is such a nice character, not very brainy, but always kind and resourceful. I like the other characters too, but Pooh is really likeable, and just the sort of friend any small child would love.
I like the new book about Winnie-the-Pooh, too, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus. It must have been a daunting task to take on a childrens' classic and write a sequel that doesn't suck, but Benedictus made an excellent job of it. I'm also a fan of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff. There is an innocence in the Pooh stories, that I think captures the nostalgia for childhood, if not childhood itself, perfectly.
See you tomorrow, when it's question time again:).
I must conclude that I'm not overly ambitious, when I'm happy to get a job doing phone surveys, and I have a Master of Arts degree. It's just that anything actually is better than nothing, when you've been unemployed long enough. I still believe that I will eventually find work as a translator, but until then, it will be good to have something at least. That is, if I get the job. Fingers crossed...
The book for today is Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, which I just finished rereading. I'm sure most of you are familiar with it. It's a lovely, nonsensical, funny and wise book for children and adults alike, and one of the books that should be a part of every childhood. Pooh is such a nice character, not very brainy, but always kind and resourceful. I like the other characters too, but Pooh is really likeable, and just the sort of friend any small child would love.
I like the new book about Winnie-the-Pooh, too, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus. It must have been a daunting task to take on a childrens' classic and write a sequel that doesn't suck, but Benedictus made an excellent job of it. I'm also a fan of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff. There is an innocence in the Pooh stories, that I think captures the nostalgia for childhood, if not childhood itself, perfectly.
See you tomorrow, when it's question time again:).