Since a number of people have inquired about the absence of updates, I thought an answer in order: I am now back in the United States (in Michigan to be precise). Sara's European Adventures have officially come to a close for the time being. The blog was meant simply to chronicle my, well, "adventures," as Anna named them, in Paris and Madrid, and since they've ended I don't know what to do now with this blog.
I have yet to decide if it would be interesting, and therefore worthwhile, to continue my commentary from Michigan, as life here in the metro Detroit area typically offers little in the way of adventure. On the other hand, being back does stimulate myriad of thoughts on different, more social subjects. But do I write them in my journal with pen and paper, for my eyes only, or do I write them here? If I do write my thoughts here, "here" being the internet in general, do I write on this blog, or start another one of a different name? Down and out in DE-troit? As you can see, my mind is wrought with complex and difficult decisions! Ha. I would be sleeping more soundly these days if that were the only (or at least the most complicated) decision I had to make right now.
While this decision is being made, here is an update on my current activities: I'm taking an LSAT prep course and looking for a job for the summer. I would like to highlight that looking for a job in Detroit is no easy task at the moment, where unemployment is higher than the national average, and the skeleton of the local economy (the auto-industry) is coming unhinged. No one seems to be hiring, massive quantities of homes are for sale in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, small businesses still open are slow. One Starbucks location around here was hiring, but after looking at my resume the manager informed me that my profile "might be a little....um...fancy for us at the moment. We're only hiring baristas, not managers."
"No! I'm not fancy! I really just want to be a barista, *really*" I was very desperate, emphasizing "really" as much as I could, but even that didn't convince her. Granted, the rest of the baristas watching our exchange had, let's say, "experimental" hair stylings and some extra piercings here and there, but don't the green aprons and the black clothes neutralize any potential fanciness???
The result is simply quite depressing: I can't even get a job at Starbucks.
Welcome to Detroit, where the local time is 4 minutes to 8 o'clock, Eastern Standard Time.
