I just realized I haven’t updated y’all on what was going on in my life since the beginning of the summer, and a lot has happened since then!
Perhaps most importantly, I got a job that I am really excited about! I will be working for the state of California as a conservation biologist in the Shasta-Trinity national forest for the next 11 months (then I’m out of work again lol). I’m really optimistic that this job will be a good jumping off point for my career, giving me the experience that every entry-level job wants to see. I start next month, but I’m moving out there earlier.
Speaking of moving, I packed most of my belongings into my little compact sedan and left Tampa, Florida on Friday morning. I’ve got friends scattered across the country so I’m couch surfing across the USA. I made it Boulder, Colorado last night after driving 13 hours from Dallas and I’m writing this post from CU Boulder’s library right now while my friend is at work. It’s a damn good thing I love to drive, or this trip might be miserable. As it is, I’m absolutely loving the opportunity to see parts of the country I never have before, and I always love the quiet alone time I get when I drive and it’s already spawned one poem (Happy Yet?). I’ve got two days of driving left and then I need to find somewhere to live.
You read that right. I’m moving 3200 miles across the country without knowing where I’ll be living at the end of it. Turns out, there’s not a whole lot of housing available in Trinity County, CA, so I’m having a rough go of it trying to find a rental online. I have my tent with me and the weather is still nice enough that I can make that work for awhile, but housing will be my biggest stressor until I can get that figured out.
So anyway, that’s what’s happening in my life right now! Hope y’all are doing well, and I apologize for how sporadic my posting is becoming; it’s a bit of a chaotic time in my life.
September 4, 2018 at 8:32 pm
What is life, but a footstep (or a backstep) in one direction or another? Go your forward, even if it seems backwards in the eye of someone else. Adventure teaches what complacency can’t and, more often than not, forces you to more rightly weigh the important things. You’re young. Remain so, even when life gets to be bricks. I promise: you can carry those anywhere…or build a monument and leave it there. Either way, you’re outside the cage of getting grey. May your road lay out like lit candles, even if you’re the one putting them out.
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September 4, 2018 at 9:49 pm
That is a beautiful part of California. Congratulations on your job. Housing can be difficult, but with patience, you will find a spot to land.Enjoy the rest of your trip.
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September 4, 2018 at 9:55 pm
Thanks so much! I’ve never been up there myself, and I’m looking forward to getting to know the area
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September 5, 2018 at 3:33 am
Thanks for the update. I was wondering how things were going for you…
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September 5, 2018 at 8:59 am
Hope it all goes well, I admire your ability to take risks and seize the day!
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September 5, 2018 at 7:39 pm
Good for you, Go for it. Hope you read my poem Baby Huey. Again, I appreciate your talent in writing about the masks so many live their lives behind. I love your career choice. Sounds like you are off to a new great beginning. God bless you in your journey.
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September 6, 2018 at 10:04 am
an interesting time in your life… more directions are open to you than you suppose. Bon Chance!
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September 7, 2018 at 12:58 am
Congrats on finding a job in your field.
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September 8, 2018 at 2:05 pm
Congrats. Your work seems interesting.
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September 29, 2018 at 2:03 am
Hi. Update noted. Congrats on the Job. Also. Enjoy getting Order out of that Chaos. Too. Best of Luck with the New.
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October 11, 2018 at 2:17 pm
No worries on sporadic postings. Best to blog when you’re ready than to try keeping a routine with your posts. Good luck with your new job. A friend of mine once landed a temporary job as a forester in Louisiana, which eventually turned permanent. At least you’ll get your foot in the door with experience.
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