I don't know why I never really kept up with this but I figured its time to give it another try. A lot has happened these past few months and I've made many changes in my life. After having an amazing time in china I decided to leave when all of friends started to return to their home countries. I had no intention of returning back to NY so I ended up moving to California. Its been an interesting new start because when you decide to move, especially to a place you don't know anyone you need a few things. Some of the things I needed but didn't have were an apartment, money, a job, friends, and other things.
I finally found a job after being here for about a week only problem is the job required a car which would be my luck, so I bought a van for a decent price thinking all my problems would be solved. Sadly, this thinking didn't last very long when my new van that I bought decided to start overheating. I guess it serves me right for knowing so little about cars but it left me in a horrible position. I needed the car for the job and i desperately needed the job so I decided to get it fixed but found out the cost of fixing it would be $1,000. At this point I almost had an anxiety attack over all of this hitting me at once. I just kept asking questions to my self like "did I make the right decision to leave China? Should I go back to NY?" I just didn't know what to do.
Thankfully I have a wonderful family who was able to help me out financially so I can get back on my feet. With there help, I was able to get my car fixed however it took about a week to finish. During this week, I started training at work which was hell to get to without a car. I had to take a bus but the only bus that went to my job was from a station that was a half hour walk in the opposite direction. So everyday for one week I walked a half hour to the bus station then rode the bus for 20 minutes to my job. I'm sure I made a great impression arriving sweaty and unkempt thanks to the wind and of course they would decide to take employee photos that week.
It was hell, but I was able to complete the week and finally got my car back so for now things are on track. I still need an Apartment which should come soon and I still need money but hopefully everything will work it self out. now my only issue is my massive boredom as I still don't know anyone so for the moment I am usually alone. All I can do is take it day by day and see what happens these next few days.
