Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Because I cannot sit around at home all day eating pizza, watching romcoms and writing fanfiction

I realized on Sunday that I was missing studying. 

It has been almost a week since I have stopped studying and 5 days since the exams. During the past month, I have been feeling overwhelmed by work and that I have had to do. I have been extremely eager at the prospect: relaxing, meeting friends and engaging in my hobbies. 

Now I am on the other side, let me tell you, the grass is no greener. I wanted to be free from education so much that I neglected that summer has it's pitfalls as well. Foremost, I am aimless. I don't have to go to sleep early and I have nothing to wake up for. (Though I do not say this in a suicidal way of course.) Just that, I have nothing that I am invested in really. 

Yes, I have had a lot of time to engage in hobbies. I read the first Harry Potter book in one day. Started on another book and decide half way that I did not like it. Now I am half way through the third Harry Potter book and this was from Saturday. I have not been out with any friends yet, but I shall make sure to call them up one by one after this week is over. Also, I shall be going to Brighton on Thursday so that counts as social contact. 


However, I think I need something that will take up most of my day, so I have decided to throw myself into volunteering and trying to find a job. 


How has the job search gone so far? Well, I got rejected by McDonald's twice and by Tesco four times. Though, I am not really downhearted because apparently McDonald's take people who don't have much ambition / that don't want to leave in a hurry so they do not have to continuously hire people. 

I went to Sufra to talk to Mohammed and we discussed what I can do to help out. The idea was that I help out in the food academy by keeping the children occupied and by talking to people - encouraging them to open up and talk about their situation which sounds pretty cool. I am in the process of thinking about it.  

Also, in the library, I fixed up my CV and the lady beside me started to help me apply for stuff and I was so happy because like she could have just left me to my own devices. 

Furthermore, I went an agency that helps people in the estate that I live in to find jobs and I have a meeting tomorrow at 3.00. 

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