Yep... the title says it all.
I've been wrapping things up in the office. Trying to get all my crap organized before Friday. Today I started packing up my personal belongings into a box... it feels weird. Probably because I know I will be sleeping in on Monday and doing some cleaning at home. That's right, still no job. But I'm hopeful and haven't actually been stressing out as much as I thought I was going to, so that's good. :)
Just thought a quick update was in order. If any of you reading this know of any jobs I should apply for in Indy, let me know!
Happy belated Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Counting down the days
So, 19 days left... and that includes weekends and holidays. If we're only talking days in the office, then it's 13. It's getting close to the end of my year of service and while my mom keeps telling me to "stop worrying, something will fall into your lap" I can't help but start to get a little nervous. Out of all the jobs I've applied for, I've had 4 interviews and only 3 of those jobs I actually applied for. The verdict is still out on 2 of the jobs and hopefully I'll hear one way or the other within the next couple days. All I want to know is that I will have a source of income when all is said and done.
As for VISTA world, I'm trying desperately to wrap things up at the Starfish Office. My main focus was suppose to be my sustainability report at this point. However, events keep popping up all over the place and I've found myself planning the retreat for our male mentors/Scholars, offering my assistance with the female retreat, planning a Key Club service night, trying countless times to get the ball rolling on the next Mentor Appreciation Dinner, and finding a way to fix our wall displays. On top of it all, I'm applying for jobs and trying to write my sustainability report before Thanksgiving. Just a tad busy at the moment...
So, for now, it's back to the wonderful world of VISTA... Hopefully, my next post will be about the AMAZING job I was just offered. :) Keep your fingers crossed.
As for VISTA world, I'm trying desperately to wrap things up at the Starfish Office. My main focus was suppose to be my sustainability report at this point. However, events keep popping up all over the place and I've found myself planning the retreat for our male mentors/Scholars, offering my assistance with the female retreat, planning a Key Club service night, trying countless times to get the ball rolling on the next Mentor Appreciation Dinner, and finding a way to fix our wall displays. On top of it all, I'm applying for jobs and trying to write my sustainability report before Thanksgiving. Just a tad busy at the moment...
So, for now, it's back to the wonderful world of VISTA... Hopefully, my next post will be about the AMAZING job I was just offered. :) Keep your fingers crossed.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Why did I get a degree?
Just a quick note...
I've applied for so many jobs that I've lost count at this point. But I got my first interview today. It's a part-time position, but the job seemed fun and interesting. Well, I find out that it pays $7.50/hour. Let me add that the job requires a Bachelor's degree in education, art, history, or museum studies.
Bachelor's degree + $7.50/hr = not gonna happen
Sorry, but I'm coming off of a year of not getting paid. I need to make SOME kind of money. Oh well, at least it's a start.
I've applied for so many jobs that I've lost count at this point. But I got my first interview today. It's a part-time position, but the job seemed fun and interesting. Well, I find out that it pays $7.50/hour. Let me add that the job requires a Bachelor's degree in education, art, history, or museum studies.
Bachelor's degree + $7.50/hr = not gonna happen
Sorry, but I'm coming off of a year of not getting paid. I need to make SOME kind of money. Oh well, at least it's a start.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Governor's Conference
Last Thursday and Friday I attended the 2009 Governor's Conference on Serivce and Volunterism. And, thanks to my lovely status as a VISTA, I was able to experience this wonderful conference for FREE!! I sat in on some truly great sessions and learned a lot about service-learning that I didn't know before. I just want to highlight two sessions that really made this conference for me.
First, I went to a session moderated by Doug Grant of Franklin College. It was all about Franklin's service-learning trip to Uganda. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about the discussion, but it ended up being very interesting. Franklin modeled their J-term service trip after the trip that some Butler students planned during the summer of 2007. (The trip I went on.) I really enjoyed hearing about another group's experiences and seeing pictures of the school being built. It makes me want to drop everything and go back right now.
The other session that I really liked was moderated by Ange Cooksey from Indiana University East in Richmond, IN. It was called "The History of Service-Learning". I honestly thought I was going to be bored out of my mind. Thankfully it ended up being the complete opposite. Cooksey is a very dynamic and passionate person. Not only did I get a crash course in the history of service-learning, I found out why you HAVE to put the "-" between the two words and also realized how much I believe in the philosophy behind service-learning. I stopped and thanked her for her presentation afterwards and received a big hug and some encouraging words, "Keep up what you're doing. We need strong, intelligent women in this field. You're doing great things."
Needless to say, I was re-inspired last week and came to work today remembering why I decided to be a VISTA in the first place. Before I made my choice last October, I was seriously thinking about getting some kind of Master's degree in Service-Learning, but I wasn't sure if I was ready to go back to school. Unfortunately, I feel like I am now... the money just isn't there at the moment. Everything will all work out in the end, I know it will.
A quick side note: Hearing Miss America (Katie Stam is from Indiana) speak during lunch on the first day was very uplifting. She is a wonderful speaker and moved much of the audience with her insight into service and volunteerism. During lunch that same day I witnessed a 91 year old women receive a lifetime achievement award for the 17,000 hours of service she has clocked (that's not including some of her early volunteer experiences). It was a good lunch. :)
I've also come to the conclusion that my ultimate career goal in life is to run a service-learning program in a high school. Yep, that would be a perfect job for me.
First, I went to a session moderated by Doug Grant of Franklin College. It was all about Franklin's service-learning trip to Uganda. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about the discussion, but it ended up being very interesting. Franklin modeled their J-term service trip after the trip that some Butler students planned during the summer of 2007. (The trip I went on.) I really enjoyed hearing about another group's experiences and seeing pictures of the school being built. It makes me want to drop everything and go back right now.
The other session that I really liked was moderated by Ange Cooksey from Indiana University East in Richmond, IN. It was called "The History of Service-Learning". I honestly thought I was going to be bored out of my mind. Thankfully it ended up being the complete opposite. Cooksey is a very dynamic and passionate person. Not only did I get a crash course in the history of service-learning, I found out why you HAVE to put the "-" between the two words and also realized how much I believe in the philosophy behind service-learning. I stopped and thanked her for her presentation afterwards and received a big hug and some encouraging words, "Keep up what you're doing. We need strong, intelligent women in this field. You're doing great things."
Needless to say, I was re-inspired last week and came to work today remembering why I decided to be a VISTA in the first place. Before I made my choice last October, I was seriously thinking about getting some kind of Master's degree in Service-Learning, but I wasn't sure if I was ready to go back to school. Unfortunately, I feel like I am now... the money just isn't there at the moment. Everything will all work out in the end, I know it will.
A quick side note: Hearing Miss America (Katie Stam is from Indiana) speak during lunch on the first day was very uplifting. She is a wonderful speaker and moved much of the audience with her insight into service and volunteerism. During lunch that same day I witnessed a 91 year old women receive a lifetime achievement award for the 17,000 hours of service she has clocked (that's not including some of her early volunteer experiences). It was a good lunch. :)
I've also come to the conclusion that my ultimate career goal in life is to run a service-learning program in a high school. Yep, that would be a perfect job for me.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Loans and employment
Loans seem to come up in most of my posts lately. Sorry about that. I told myself that I wasn't going to worry about them until January when I can actually start paying them off. But every once and a while I decide to pick up the phone when AES calls. Bad idea... it's ruins my day. Anyway, I actually called Chase today to try and work somethings out. You'll never guess what they said!
"I'm sorry Ms. Kristinat, but we can't find anything using that social security number."
WHAT?!?! What do you mean you can't find either of my loans using my social security number? So if Chase doesn't give out my specific loan information to AES and Chase itself can't find my loans, who ACTUALLY has the information?!? This is ridiculous! I'm a little nervous about the fact that my loan info is potentially floating around in cyberspace somewhere with my SSN. I don't think that sounds good at all... Per the advice of my mom, I'm just going to ignore the phone calls until I can start paying in January. I'm not going to worry about it anymore... I PROMISE!
Moving on... I have applied to quite a few jobs in the past couple weeks. I haven't heard anything, but I'm hoping for a bite or two in the near future. A month and a half left! I need something to fall in my lap soon. It'll put me at ease.
On the Starfish front, office life is going smoothly. Although we did have a slight breakdown in the office yesterday when someone discovered that we were completely out of coffee. It seemed like it was the end of the world. No fear, though. I went to Sam's Club a few days early and stocked up on regular and decaf. We'll be good for awhile. I have an event this coming Saturday at IUPUI for another installment of College Costs Estimator. Nothing all that exciting, but it's so helpful for our families. Next Saturday Key Club is doing a service project at DAMAR. We're making Halloween masks with the kids. It'll be a blast!
I'm all updated out for now. Wish me luck on finding a job!
"I'm sorry Ms. Kristinat, but we can't find anything using that social security number."
WHAT?!?! What do you mean you can't find either of my loans using my social security number? So if Chase doesn't give out my specific loan information to AES and Chase itself can't find my loans, who ACTUALLY has the information?!? This is ridiculous! I'm a little nervous about the fact that my loan info is potentially floating around in cyberspace somewhere with my SSN. I don't think that sounds good at all... Per the advice of my mom, I'm just going to ignore the phone calls until I can start paying in January. I'm not going to worry about it anymore... I PROMISE!
Moving on... I have applied to quite a few jobs in the past couple weeks. I haven't heard anything, but I'm hoping for a bite or two in the near future. A month and a half left! I need something to fall in my lap soon. It'll put me at ease.
On the Starfish front, office life is going smoothly. Although we did have a slight breakdown in the office yesterday when someone discovered that we were completely out of coffee. It seemed like it was the end of the world. No fear, though. I went to Sam's Club a few days early and stocked up on regular and decaf. We'll be good for awhile. I have an event this coming Saturday at IUPUI for another installment of College Costs Estimator. Nothing all that exciting, but it's so helpful for our families. Next Saturday Key Club is doing a service project at DAMAR. We're making Halloween masks with the kids. It'll be a blast!
I'm all updated out for now. Wish me luck on finding a job!
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