Last semester was so crazy. This semester is already more insane after less than one month.
Last semester I was preparing myself to move to Brazil for 3-5 months with my sister. As the semester progressed, it became more apparent that funds weren't going to appear, and Brazil was not going to happen. By December, I had little to no hope of leaving the country.
Enter January.
In the first few days of January, the sister I had been hoping to visit in Brazil emailed me. It was a forwarded email from a group she's a part of. The group is made up of local Austinites, most of whom speak Spanish, and are either looking for temporary work or temporary workers. The email was about a family who lives in the UAE and was looking for someone to come help them out around the house to free up their weeknights and weekends. I decided that, although it was beyond a long-shot, I would email the family. After multiple email exchanges, Facebook friendings, and skyping, I got the job!
I'm still in disbelief.
So that's basically the whole background story. My family told me to start a blog about it, who knows maybe this is gonna make me famous. I'll write another post or two before I leave and try to write and post pictures while I'm there. Feel free to comment or email me about it. I can already answer that, yes it's safe and no I don't have to wear a burka.
Last semester I was preparing myself to move to Brazil for 3-5 months with my sister. As the semester progressed, it became more apparent that funds weren't going to appear, and Brazil was not going to happen. By December, I had little to no hope of leaving the country.
Enter January.
In the first few days of January, the sister I had been hoping to visit in Brazil emailed me. It was a forwarded email from a group she's a part of. The group is made up of local Austinites, most of whom speak Spanish, and are either looking for temporary work or temporary workers. The email was about a family who lives in the UAE and was looking for someone to come help them out around the house to free up their weeknights and weekends. I decided that, although it was beyond a long-shot, I would email the family. After multiple email exchanges, Facebook friendings, and skyping, I got the job!
I'm still in disbelief.
So that's basically the whole background story. My family told me to start a blog about it, who knows maybe this is gonna make me famous. I'll write another post or two before I leave and try to write and post pictures while I'm there. Feel free to comment or email me about it. I can already answer that, yes it's safe and no I don't have to wear a burka.
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