To Washington, D.C. and Beyond

Five Weeks, 28 Days and 168 Hours

It still hasn’t set in that I walked across the stage and received my “diploma” five weeks ago.  It still hasn’t set in that I’ve now lived in DC for a month and it hasn’t yet set in that I’ve now had my job for almost a week.  I’ve had my share of ups and downs within the past five weeks, but I don’t think I’d ever rethink my decision to move at this point.

Having said that, life has been great as of lately.  I’ve missed the responsibilities that come with having a job and I actually look forward to going to work.  No matter what job I ended up with in DC, it was integral that I ENJOY the job.  My co-workers are some of the best I’ve worked with; they’re friendly, helpful and have remained willing to help me understand the things that I don’t.  I really can’t wait to see what the future holds.

- Until next time

An Apple a Day Keeps the Worries Away

For the past two weeks I’ve been interviewing for a job with Apple retail and today I received my offer!  I start Friday and couldn’t be more excited.  Finally, things are starting to look up :)

Honesty is the Best Policy

(To preface this post, I need to reiterate that I started this “blog” [if you want to call it that] as a means for me to express my thoughts/feelings/whatever about my move to DC.)

I’ve been here for a week now and, I’ll be honest, I wish I wouldn’t have rushed into this. For the past four years I’ve been non-stop busy.  Something has kept me going from 8am-5pm almost every day of my undergrad career.  That “something” has involved some form of social interaction, some kind of project to be completed, SOMETHING that has kept my mind from just wandering.  I know it’s only been a week, and I understand it’s near impossible to find any sort of work in that time, but it’s been a tough one.  It’s hard going all day with no one to talk to, not even to ask how their day was.  It’s hard for me to be okay doing nothing with my time - which, ironically, most grads would probably be so content with.

You’re probably wondering why I’m not going out and about.  ”Jamin, why are you not exploring the city?”  Well, in addition to the fact that I’ve already been to DC three times and have seen most of the city, a majority of those kinds of excursions cost money.  You have metro fare, you have lunch to pay for if you’re out all day, etc.  Call me stingy, but I’m on a tight budget with enough to get me to August.  I can’t afford to go out and about all day, as pathetic as that sounds.

In my mind, everything about this move seemed more appealing than what it’s become.  Am I being hard on myself?  Sure I am.  But you’ll never really understand until you’re in my shoes.

Here’s to hoping for the best.

An Update For All

First and foremost - DC is GREAT! Expensive, but great.  Then again, I knew what I was getting myself into.  This weekend was spent moving in, out and about with friends and spending some serious cash.  Fear not though, I’ll remain money conscious until the day I find myself a job.  Speaking of which - yesterday was a great day on the job hunt front!  I went exploring around the Pentagon City/Clarendon area and stopped by a few places to drop off my resume and cover letter.  Not only did I receive calls back day of, but I also have a couple interviews scheduled this week!  A good start I’d say.

That’s it for now!  Another update to come soon.