Mmm... yes.
Now is the time when we update!
So, I officially have a plane ticket for Japan! I'll be leaving on December 29 from DIA, getting to Osaka in time for New Year's Eve festivities! I keep fluctuating in my levels of optimism about this because I haven't yet found out if I'm approved for the loan, and I can't afford to go if I don't get it. So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed and trying not to get too excited... but how can I not?! There are still obstacles standing in my way, but I will feel much better if/when I find out I have the loan. My stomach is in knots; I've worked so hard for this, but I keep imagining how broken-hearted I will be if it falls through... Change of subject, please? Before I get depressed about it? Okay!
I finally found a job for the season!! Since my usual desk job shorted me on hours for the winter break, I have been searching relentlessly for some miracle employer that will hire me for only one month. Finally, I found one! The Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, Management (HRTM) school hired me as a banquet server-cook-operations-staff-person-thingie! I can pick up quite a few hours from the sound of things, and I get paid $10/hr. !!! I've never made that much in my entire life! Plus, the manager said we get to take home any food left over from the swanky events we cater! Money and food?! Pinch me!
I woke up this morning depressed, but things seem to be looking up. It feels good to finally be able to write that down with confidence. I talked to my mom on the phone today after I got the job, and she said, "Wow. It sounds like this is meant to be. Things are falling into place." And she's right. I think the cosmos are telling me to get my ass some money and go to Japan! I plan on listening.
So, I officially have a plane ticket for Japan! I'll be leaving on December 29 from DIA, getting to Osaka in time for New Year's Eve festivities! I keep fluctuating in my levels of optimism about this because I haven't yet found out if I'm approved for the loan, and I can't afford to go if I don't get it. So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed and trying not to get too excited... but how can I not?! There are still obstacles standing in my way, but I will feel much better if/when I find out I have the loan. My stomach is in knots; I've worked so hard for this, but I keep imagining how broken-hearted I will be if it falls through... Change of subject, please? Before I get depressed about it? Okay!
I finally found a job for the season!! Since my usual desk job shorted me on hours for the winter break, I have been searching relentlessly for some miracle employer that will hire me for only one month. Finally, I found one! The Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, Management (HRTM) school hired me as a banquet server-cook-operations-staff-person-thingie! I can pick up quite a few hours from the sound of things, and I get paid $10/hr. !!! I've never made that much in my entire life! Plus, the manager said we get to take home any food left over from the swanky events we cater! Money and food?! Pinch me!
I woke up this morning depressed, but things seem to be looking up. It feels good to finally be able to write that down with confidence. I talked to my mom on the phone today after I got the job, and she said, "Wow. It sounds like this is meant to be. Things are falling into place." And she's right. I think the cosmos are telling me to get my ass some money and go to Japan! I plan on listening.