Right now, I'm having an existential crisis in my search for employment. I've come to the realization that I have to stay in Iowa right now, part in parcel of my having spent a good deal of my savings on my trip to Europe. While I would love to relocate, the cost of relocating is beyond my means at this juncture (of course, so is lunch, but not Samuel Adams Winter Lager--I have my priorities). At any rate, my existence is rather boorish at present, and I need to find some way of improving that. Also, I need to make my car payment, so I'm back to the whole looking-for-a-job situation. A little over five months ago, I walked away from the Walt Disney Company, opting for summer camp and my Eurotrip over central Florida. In reassessing that decision, I am more resolute than ever that I made the right choice. Breaking away from that company ended four years, four great years, of my life dedicated to making magic, telling stories, and bringing education to fantastic life. Summer camp was great, but not as great as summers in Florida (although the weather was infinitely better in Iowa).

Looking back on my jobs with Mickey Co., I realize now that working for the Youth Education Series was the most rewarding job that I have ever had. It combined my love of attention (after all, a group of kids HAD to pay attention to me for 3 hours) and justified itself in the positive effect of education. Now, I have to find a job that I can enjoy nearly as much. Somehow, a job in retail, ANYWHERE, doesn't seem to cut it. With my wish to remain in Iowa only as long as I must until I am prepared to move to a BLUE state, I must somehow figure out what I can possibly do in the interim to fulfill my financial needs and existential potentialities.