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Today was something else. I had heard two weeks ago from a Ford engineer that isn't related to my field, just a friend of mine, that my contract was working on being extended in Mexico. I didn't know if he was messing with me or full of shit but today, my Ford Supervisor (who is not my boss) said that she had heard the same thing and it was just pending approval of a couple people.
I will see my actual boss the Monday after Thanksgiving and I am sure he is going to ask what I want to do. My boss is a cool guy and if I don't want to be in Mexico or anywhere for that matter, any longer that I probably won't have to stay there. Well that is also my answer. Im ready to be back in Chicago to move on. I wouldn't be opposed to another foreign assignment later, but it's been 15 months since I have worked in the U.S. My job pays me a ridiculous amount. I make double what I ever imagined someone such as myself making. I have no bills to speak of that work doesnt pay for other than student loans which will be all gone in a few months anyways. So I can't complain about being 3,000 miles away. If I absolutely have to stay in Mexico, if it means I dont have any other options, then I will. But I don't want to.
I've come to peace with so much in my life, and I know what I want now. I might not get it, but it won't stop me from going for it. I won't be able to achieve those goals being back in Mexico after the New Year. It's Chicago or bust for the time being. I was originally told in September that I would be in Chicago for all of 2011 and I was planning my life with that knowledge.
The fact remains is that right now, it's just a rumor. I haven't heard from anyone from MY company. But where there's smoke there is usually fire. When I heard rumors of me going to Chicago, they were true. Same goes for my return back here. So that bridge is going to be crossed soon, but I don't expect to have to come back here. It is good, because it means I'm valuable. I got a phone call from my Ford Supervisor's boss asking what kind of engineering degree I had, whether it was mechanical or electric. When I told him my degree was in business, he got upset because he said eventually he wanted to hire me in directly through Ford. But I need an engineering degree to be hired in. thats so wild, i never thought when I took this job that I would be able to thrive like this. It sounds all to simple, but if you work hard enough at something and want it badly, you'll get rewarded in time.
The things I want out of life are coming soon and it's all tied to being back in Chicago. So don't keep me in Mexico please! I am really excited to come back home for Thanksgiving. I spent last Thanksgiving in the hospital when my appendix burst. That was the worst thanksgiving ever, no lie. Christmas will be good too. Im taking advantage of the 2+ weeks I have back at home to spend that time with family and the people important to me. Right now, it looks like I am flying to New York City right from Mexico before I go home. Im pumped to see the Museum of Modern Art. Van Gogh's Starry Night is there. Good times.
It's been a year and a half since my grandpa died. It's making me sad for some reason today. I miss him a lot. We were always each other's favorites. He always had a way of telling a story that had nothing to do with anything, but finding a way for it to relate to something I needed to hear. He would tell me I would be the most successful out of everyone because I knew how to treat people. It makes me sad that he didn't get to see me graduate college, or see me get a job, or all the travelling that I've got to do since last year. My grandpa always made me feel like I was doing the right thing even when I wasn't sure about that myself. It's strange to me that no one else in my family got along with him the way I did. Couple of oddballs we were I guess. I don't think about it very much anymore, I dont know whether that is a good or a bad thing, but I am thinking a lot about it today.
It felt good to write all that down. I was getting heavy with the thoughts of it all.
I will see my actual boss the Monday after Thanksgiving and I am sure he is going to ask what I want to do. My boss is a cool guy and if I don't want to be in Mexico or anywhere for that matter, any longer that I probably won't have to stay there. Well that is also my answer. Im ready to be back in Chicago to move on. I wouldn't be opposed to another foreign assignment later, but it's been 15 months since I have worked in the U.S. My job pays me a ridiculous amount. I make double what I ever imagined someone such as myself making. I have no bills to speak of that work doesnt pay for other than student loans which will be all gone in a few months anyways. So I can't complain about being 3,000 miles away. If I absolutely have to stay in Mexico, if it means I dont have any other options, then I will. But I don't want to.
I've come to peace with so much in my life, and I know what I want now. I might not get it, but it won't stop me from going for it. I won't be able to achieve those goals being back in Mexico after the New Year. It's Chicago or bust for the time being. I was originally told in September that I would be in Chicago for all of 2011 and I was planning my life with that knowledge.
The fact remains is that right now, it's just a rumor. I haven't heard from anyone from MY company. But where there's smoke there is usually fire. When I heard rumors of me going to Chicago, they were true. Same goes for my return back here. So that bridge is going to be crossed soon, but I don't expect to have to come back here. It is good, because it means I'm valuable. I got a phone call from my Ford Supervisor's boss asking what kind of engineering degree I had, whether it was mechanical or electric. When I told him my degree was in business, he got upset because he said eventually he wanted to hire me in directly through Ford. But I need an engineering degree to be hired in. thats so wild, i never thought when I took this job that I would be able to thrive like this. It sounds all to simple, but if you work hard enough at something and want it badly, you'll get rewarded in time.
The things I want out of life are coming soon and it's all tied to being back in Chicago. So don't keep me in Mexico please! I am really excited to come back home for Thanksgiving. I spent last Thanksgiving in the hospital when my appendix burst. That was the worst thanksgiving ever, no lie. Christmas will be good too. Im taking advantage of the 2+ weeks I have back at home to spend that time with family and the people important to me. Right now, it looks like I am flying to New York City right from Mexico before I go home. Im pumped to see the Museum of Modern Art. Van Gogh's Starry Night is there. Good times.
It's been a year and a half since my grandpa died. It's making me sad for some reason today. I miss him a lot. We were always each other's favorites. He always had a way of telling a story that had nothing to do with anything, but finding a way for it to relate to something I needed to hear. He would tell me I would be the most successful out of everyone because I knew how to treat people. It makes me sad that he didn't get to see me graduate college, or see me get a job, or all the travelling that I've got to do since last year. My grandpa always made me feel like I was doing the right thing even when I wasn't sure about that myself. It's strange to me that no one else in my family got along with him the way I did. Couple of oddballs we were I guess. I don't think about it very much anymore, I dont know whether that is a good or a bad thing, but I am thinking a lot about it today.
It felt good to write all that down. I was getting heavy with the thoughts of it all.