Oh, the whoas of being a VISTA. I completely understand why we get the living stipend we get. I usually don't complain about. And, honestly, I wasn't making much more money before I started as a VISTA. But, sometimes timing DOES NOT work out and my money runs really low and then some big, unexpected expense comes up.
Take the past few days. We got our last allowance April 30th and won't get it again until May 14th. In the middle of all that is rent, car insurance, credit cards, etc., and then I find out I need new tires! I have a 1995 Toyota Corolla. It's in really good shape for being so old, but when I got it in 2007, I never bothered to find out how old the tires were. Well, after a nail flattened one of my tires on Sunday, the nice man at Sam's Club told be that my tires were from 2000. Thank God for used tires. I bought 2 for $60. Not that I have the money for them at all, but a car needs tires, right?
Other than some stressful events in my personal life, my VISTA life has been pretty quit. I'm in a lull of not doing much at the office. But, I'm getting stuff done and doing my best to stay on top of things. I can't wait for things to pick up a bit.
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The funny thing is my experience as a VISTA just wasn't worth it. It wasn't the pay (I actual did live very well off 800 a month) or the position or the work or the staff and clients I worked with (most of the folks I worked with were awesome), it was the tyrant of a superivsor. She made my experience miserable. I tried multiple times to change AmeriCorps sites, but in the end I just had to quit. I just picked up and left. I really loved my position and the job responsibilities, but my mental health was just way more important. I hope your experience is going very well.
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