No Job, so What's Next?

I got a reply about the job. They need somebody to start within a week's time, so I had to decline since I'll be trotting around Europe instead. That's alright--the pay for that job was DISMAL.

Instead, I've refocused on what I want to do this summer. Should I job hunt right away? Tackle some of that student loans while I'm at it?

My sister lives in Asia where she teaches. She lives there with her husband, and the two of them just had a baby. She asked if I'd like to go and visit, and I'm really debating it. The cost of the return flight would be nearly $2000 I think, but it might be worthwhile. That way, I can stay there for three weeks and then come back and really job hunt.

Job Hunting

I'm still not done my studies here. School isn't quite finished yet--three essays, a report, and three exams to write--all of which are due NEXT WEEK. I kid you not; I don't quite understand these Brits sometimes.

But I digress.

A week from now (eight days to be exact) I will (hopefully) be writing the last exam of my bachelor degree. Then I will spend two magnificent weeks traveling through London, Paris, Rome, and Madrid before I return to England and pack up my things to fly back home. To Canada. At which point I will be confronted with the fact that I AM UNEMPLOYED. Scary.

So I started the job hunt recently and found a short, summer contract for students. It's right up in my field and located close to my home. Even though the pay is dismal (it's half of what I made at my last job) it would be a good job to have since I could start right when I get back while I search for something long term. The problem is that they want the person to start right now, and I can't do that. I explained that in my cover letter and shot my resume at them anyway... To which I got a reply that I'd been selected for an interview. Scheduled for next week. I explained once again that I'm not able to come in for an interview so soon since I'm overseas. We'll see what comes of it.