Have you seen the Seinfeld where George gets fired from his job and decides that instead of seeking other employment he would rather enjoy a "summer of George" which consists of watching tv, eating junk food, and doing whatever he feels like? After being home for about 2 months, not finding a job and not really feeling like working anyways George Castanza is my inspiration. I have deemed this the "The Summer of Paco". The good life started at home skiing, eating good food and seeing lots of great friends. It continued with a road trip with my friend Michelle, skiing, hiking, climbing and biking in NM, UT and CO. In Boulder I visited some good friends from college and then made my way back to Oregon and arrived just in time for a beautiful sunny weekend of climbing at Smith Rock. Since then I have got some skiing, biking climbing and quality time with friends in.
I have filled out job application after application and realize I am not really qualified to do much of anything, or at least other people who have spent much more time in the "real world" are more qualified than I. The only "job" I have come across is babysitting two days a week (I guess I am qualified to hang out with kids). I decided to be happy with the two days of work a week and enjoy my time off because I deserve it after working on Korea for a year. The first time I said this out loud I realized how ridiculous it sounds since most normal people work for many years straight without a break...but I guess I'm just not a normal person. You may be wondering, how can you have a "Summer of Paco" on no income? Well that's where the blueberry farm comes in. I am planning on working for about 6 weeks during blueberry season on a friends farm, hopefully doing some translating for migrant workers and whatever else it is you do on a blueberry farm.
Then the "Summer of Paco" will continue, my friend Colleen and I are planning on hiking the Washington section of the PCT in August. If everything goes as planned I will start grad school in the Fall. Maybe then I will be qualified to get a job, if not at least I will have a masters and feel like I should be employable, or at the very least I will feel more accomplished.
