January 22, 2005
-
…curve ball…
It’s happened again…just when things are going well, something comes out of the blue and ruins it all…
I’ve only been here for about 3 weeks, but already, something’s happened that’ll make my time here that much more difficult. My mom just told me today that my dad’s gonna be losing his job pretty soon. Apparently, business has been really slow and the owners are planning to sell the business, which means my dad needs to find another job. I don’t think it’d be that difficult if it weren’t for the fact that my dad has only had that one job his whole time here. On top of that, he has only a high school education and limited English proficiency, so it’ll be that much harder to get a new job. Shit, I feel so helpless right now. If I had known about this, I wouldn’t have gone abroad, I’d have stayed back in Berkeley where I’d at least have a job and wouldn’t be a burden on them. Damn it, I feel so handicapped. This sucks, but I gotta stay positive…
