My Chicago Summer (Year 3)
Summer's coming soon--at least in Chicago. YAY! It's about time. It's so freakin' cold and windy here for most of the year. It's getting warmer these days, but sometimes the temperature just drops all of a sudden. Traydor talaga 'yung panahon dito. I always have to bring a jacket with me, even in the summer time, because I never know what to expect.***
I think I'm gonna have an uneventful and quiet summer ahead of me. Johnna's in Taiwan, so I don't really have anyone to hang out with--besides my roommate (who is going home to Massachusetts for three weeks, WAAAH!) and my nun-friends, that is. Oh well. My ex-crush-turned-friend M is leaving for Chile for good in less than two weeks so I won't get to hang out with her, obviously. Okay lang--she's too possessive anyway.
I'm still finishing my thesis. GAWD!!!!!! I want to get the blasted thing out of my way so f*cking badly! I'm at the last chapter and I'm...stuck...help! I'm also gonna be working at two different jobs this summer--one is for course credit and unpaid and the other is paid (but just enough to pay my rent). I just started my internship at United Way yesterday (May 25th), and so far, it's going well. I jumped right into the work, even if I was running on three hours of sleep (from working on my thesis)--which is just as well because they do need a lot of work done. And the people are really nice. They welcomed me instantly, and they treat me like I'm one of them. I was so surprised when I walked in the building yesterday and saw a professional-looking "Welcome" sign for me--to think intern lang naman ako. And my supervisor's really easygoing. It's funny because she, as well as a new staff member, are also in the same Ph.D. program in sociology that I'm in. Small world! They're advanced graduate students, though. They don't want to tell me what year they're in.
On Tuesday the 31st, I start at my other job (the paid one). I'll be editing case studies for my school's Philanthropy department, which is housed at my former office. I don't know yet if I get to keep my old desk, but what the heck, at least I'll still be around. The pay is okay--not as much as I used to get at my graduate assistantship--but I'm not complaining. My soon-to-be supervisor, who is also my professor for my internship class, saved my life. If it weren't for him, I'd probably be doing some under-the-table job and barely making ends meet. Hehe, I've come to realize editing is my saving grace. I used to edit theses in the Philippines as my sideline and guess what I'm doing now? History repeats itself.
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Speaking of history repeating itself, syet...I think I'm slowly falling for someone I never thought I'd fall for...because I thought I swore off people in that person's "category" forever.
found herself @ 8:39 PM
6 Comments:
Your entry reminds me of my after-graduation days...job-hunting, first pay, love...hay! that's when real life starts, when you join the rat race. good luck!
enjoy school while you can kc ibang-iba na pag nagtratrabaho ka. in school you have fun, sa work hindi gaano. ingat.
Speaking of history repeating itself, syet...I think I'm slowly falling for someone I never thought I'd fall for...because I thought I swore off people in that person's "category" forever.
ehhh??? which category? ;p
hi teacher sol, thanks!
brown eyes, i agree! despite the stress of school, i'd rather be in school for now. i worked right after i graduated from college four years ago (God! ang tagal na pala n'un) and i got burned out. feeling ko nabobo ako sa work ko n'un. i still have no regrets of being in grad school.
katrina, hehehe =) guess which category. ang gulo ng puso ko, sobrang unpredictable.
INGAT KAYO!
hey there! :)
good luck in school and work! enjoy! hope i can also go to grad school soon. i just need to figure out a solid battle plan in managing stuff. hehe!
WHAT category?? lol. :)
linked u up pala. ingat!
love is crazy, ganyan talaga hehe ;)
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