Unexpected Pleasant Surprises
The job hunt continues and, as of now, nothing solid yet. I applied as a traveling tutor but have no clients yet, so I have to continue pressing on for something else. To be honest, going to people's homes, riding around in 110-degree weather and running my car into the ground is slowly starting to seem unappealing, but at this point I need M-O-N-E-Y. Therefore, I must continue the fight.
This weekend was starting off to be quite uneventful until an old friend from college came into town. I soon found out that I had other classmates that live in this area! So we all hung out, had a couple of drinks, talked about old times, and asked the "where are they now?" questions.
Being so far away from home and having no family here really makes me appreciate having nearby friends so much more. It was so strange and wonderful to see people I knew--people that have known me for more than 10 years--here in Phoenix, experiencing the same things I am experiencing. From the intense culture shock to the speeding cameras, we talked about it all.
I also discovered one of my friends knew some people that were hiring, so of course I had to put a good word in for myself. Speaking of good words, as I mentioned last week, I finally passed the remedial portion of my COMPS. Due to the remediation, I was not able to go to clinic for the summer quarter, so I have to make it up. I started earlier this week and am still a little nervous. I've been out of practice for 8 weeks, and I know I'm rusty. Hopefully, they will be patient with me as I get back into the swing of things. As they say, it's like riding a bike, right? Stay tuned.