Yeah, yeah, I know. It has been over 4 months and I haven't written a single letter. In my defense, I've been really busy. I know it's not much of an excuse but that's all I got.
Just to give you an example: I work Mon - Fri from 9am - 5pm as a pager at a publishing company and Sun - Fri from 6pm - 9pm as a Business English teacher at a language school. It leaves me with one day off - Sat - and I don't know what to do first; rest, laundry, clean, party, cook or write. As you can see, writing kind of falls down to the bottom of the list.
The reason I'm starting again is because a friend of mine from SF started a blog that I really like and it inspired me, as you can see.
What has happened in the last 4 months? Well, let's see.
I was looking for work for quite some time and after several false starts I finally found my current job at Temprint as an editor and a pager. I really like it and although I'm still learning, I think I'm getting the hang of it. The only problem is that it's not very well paid. I mean it's not super low, but I couldn't live just off of that income. Thus the teaching job in the evenings.
Being a teacher is a bit ironic for me because when I was in High School I was one of the worst students you've ever heard about. I think I set a world record in class-skipping. It is true that when I got to college I was much more focused and dare I say, I did pretty well, but for me, considering my past relationship with school and the disrespect I've had for my teachers in High School, teaching was the farthest thing from my mind. I guess God has a funny sense of humor.
The surprising thing is that I actually like it. It's easy and pleasant (I teach adults so none of that teenage bs) and it pays twice as much as my day job for half the work. It kind of reminds me of bartending in a way. I work in the evenings, with grown people, the hours are short, the pay is good and in cash (so no taxes), I meet a lot of people and the best part of it is that they are not even drunk! I mean, how cool is that?
My parents are fine and I see my father every Sunday. He is doing as well as expected, I guess. He still has some health problems and he really has to be careful about a whole bunch of things, but overall he is ok.
My sister is working hard and trying to make things happen but it's not easy and as of right now, I have not being able to help her all that much, though hopefully this will change soon.
My life here is not easy, I'll tell you that. At least when compared with my life in the States. A lot more work for a lot less money. However, being here with my family and friends does make things a lot better.
I miss SF and all you guys and girls there but for now my place is here.
G.