hadakajin ([info]mellosonic) wrote,
@ 2009-02-13 08:07:00
Previous Entry  Add to memories!  Tell a Friend  Next Entry
Current music:MGMT - "Kids"

Changing my return date again, it seems... I figured with the 15th fast approaching, and me not even sure if I should go back to SF or go to LA, it wouldn't make sense to leave then.

However, the more I think about it, the more I just want to go back to SF. It's gonna be tough wherever I am, and I don't see my photography career flourishing in this economic environment, so if I end up being stuck in a crappy retail job again (if even those are available), then I'd rather do it in a city where I have friends, and am really used to the area. (Plus, it's really nice to be in a city where I can walk everywhere)

I'm thinking of flying out at the beginning of March and spending a week relentlessly job hunting, then driving out a week or two later, job-lined-up or not.

Who the fuck knows though... I'm not sure what I'm gonna do if I end up going back there and not getting a job. I have some places I can possibly stay for a little bit, but don't want to wear out my welcome. I just hope if I go the the trouble of driving back to SF that I can find something, and don't have to drive back again. I guess then I'll either apply for English teaching Japan, or drive back to Michigan again.


....help



(3 comments) - (Post a new comment)


[info]mandroid2000
2009-02-14 07:04 am UTC (link)
Are you looking for work in East Bay or SF (or both)?

If for some reason you can't find anything right away and have to go back to Michigan, there's a summer camp program out of Berkeley that several of my friends and I have worked for called Education Unlimited which you may want to apply to. They hire for a variety of counselor and teaching positions each year and provide free room/board while you're working for them (dorm style,) and they pay for your flight if you have to travel to get to your assigned campus.

It's not the greatest for active job hunting while you are in the dorms and working as that does consume most of your time, but it does get you some quick money and a free airline ticket to LAX or SFO/OAK. My friend Ben used to work a few weeks and then spend the next two weeks traveling and visiting friends before flying home.

That may or may not help you out, but when I first moved to Oakland from Wisconsin, couldn't find a job and was living in my boyfriend's room with him, it helped me get extra cash and a job in California on my resume.

(Reply to this) (Thread)


[info]mellosonic
2009-03-07 10:37 am UTC (link)
Hey there, thanks for the recommendation! Sorry it took me so long to reply to this, but I've been pretty scatterbrained lately.

I might give that summer camp thing a try. I'm keeping my options wide open (for SF, East Bay, peninsula, and North Bay)

(Reply to this) (Parent)


[info]madflowr
2009-02-18 04:18 pm UTC (link)
my fingers are crossed for you! stop by chicago on your way back out there when you decide to go!

xo,
leigh!

(Reply to this)


(3 comments) - (Post a new comment)

Create an Account
Forgot your login or password?
Login w/ OpenID
English • Español • Deutsch • Русский…