Uh Oh

Despite being told a few times that the economic crisis the country is falling into is slow to move to the Northwest, as I went around yesterday and tried to pass out some applications more than half the places I went said 'No way Jose, we can not hire anyone else'. I am beginning to get alittle panicked, not that money is running low, but its only going to get worse. Everyone questioned if this was the right time for a big move and I sort of just brushed it off, because in my head that didnt matter at all. Well now its starting to matter alittle bit. I am having to put so much more effort into getting life together out here than I was anticipating. Its not impossibly hard and I am definitely not complaining or rethinking my decision. Just getting that little voice in the back of my head saying 'you really better step it up if your going to make out here'. And I know that I am going to make it so I know that I am going to step it up now.

I called an admissions advisor from Evergreen and got all the stats on timing and the process and the unique way they create their classes. I am about to have to have so much academic freedom by being able to completely create certain classes that I will take. I get to create the curriculum and then a way to prove to the professor I learned something, and they will provide some supervision but the rest is up to me! How cool is that. I knew there had to exist a place where I can get a degree but study exactly what I wanted. Im wondering how any one could go to a formal college when this type of schooling is an option.
He did tell me that I can apply for January 2010 quarter as early as April. And I can start filling out my financial aid forms as soon as this coming January. Also I can get by with filling out FAFSA by myself, which will hopefully allow me to get grant money. So sometime soon I am going to make an appointment with a financial aid advisor and get that ball rolling.

But tonight I have been given the opportunity to go to Olympia for the first time. Not to the school, just to the town. My roommate and his friend are playing a jam show so I am going to catch a ride with them and go visit my future city. I am excited to see it and get a feeling for it. Hopefully its a good feeling.

I met a girl last night, who works in the neighborhood who is from Chicago, been here 6 months, doing the exact thing as I am. Its so nice to meet someone in the same boat. Seattle seems so clickish that those might be the only real friends I make, those who are wanderers like myself. Birds of a feather flock together, and wandering birds are generally good people.

I love and miss you all!!!