But even in the wake of achieving better grades, summer didn't welcome me with such open arms, but with rude awakenings.
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| Sweet painting done by a former coworker, Arthur Johnstone, of me at Tully's. Behind the bar is home to me. |
Weeks ago, I found out that I was losing my job. Not fired, but I was basically pushed to quit due to unpreventable circumstance. This was a huge bummer. I had dedicated over a year and a half to this company, with my last shift at Tully's being today, you can say I feel a little empty.
Luckily, this wasn't the worst of it. Upon finding out this situation and putting my two weeks notice in, I landed two interviews which has resulted in my new employment at Specialty's Cafe and Bakery. I am very excited for the opportunity to continue on as a barista in the professional world.
Speaking of jobs, let's jump back to the school side of things...
Some catch-up since September:
Two thirds through the prerequisites, everything inside me was saying that I was pursuing the wrong thing, so I decided to make the switch to Design. I received a decent grade and had to complete the Design Entrance Workshop, which is highly competitive and had less than a 30% admission rate.
This past week, I had the rude awakening of the Design dream being crushed when I received a letter saying I'd been rejected from the program.
So now, I'm left with very little options.
You see. UW has a 105-credit rule. This means that after the first quarter of Junior year, all students must have a declared major or must otherwise appeal to a board.
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| A new path; a new adventure. Time to explore and discover myself. |
This doesn't sit very well with me, so now I have to make some decisions about my future. I am left with choices in the form of questions:
Is UW the school for me?
Should I continue to pursue design elsewhere?
Should I take a break from school and work?
Is there another major more suiting for me?
This Summer is vital to finding my passions;
a soft reset to a harsh reality-- then seeking change.
I've lost sight of the goals and passions that I thought I had when I first came to Seattle. It's time to change that.
I have some vacations coming up where I'm going to scope colleges, but also free my mind in observing what I find passion in during my travels.
I believe I'm meant to do something big in my life.
Hence, #soulsearchsummer begins now.
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| "Speranza mi da vita" means: Hope gives me life. (Italian) Hope will bring me forward as I figure out the next step of my journey. |
