This place may be my new office. Its the US Government Census Building in Washington DC.
Let me explain.....
Last semester I decided I was extremely sick of living in Texas. It certainly wasn't what I thought it would be and some of the reasons I wanted to move there no longer existed. Texas State University overall is a great university and I have made lots of great contacts since I have been there. However, the anthropology department was a big disappointment. Very few professors seemed to really want to help the students. Often times they seem to only want to be obstructions only wanted to hold us back.A few bad situations developed between myself and the chair of the department, who seemed to have loath the very core of me from day one. I also had a lot of issues with several of the students who I knew were cheating and not doing their own work throughout the semester.
So after the semester ended, I decided to switch to a program called Interdisciplinary Studies. This way.....I could study archaeology from other universities and transfer it in. I could also study computers and history along with this. It would allow me to take only the classes that I see valuable to myself and what I plan to do in my future.
During Christmas vacation, however, I sent an email to a friend of mine that works for the governement asking him if he knew of any jobs available. I had decided that I would much rather start a job and/or a career and begin paying on my student loans. Fortunately, my friend in DC had contacted me years earlier when I worked for ABC Phones in Greenville NC about this same job. But now, my chances were much better of getting the job because of my background in computers and web development.
So.....next Monday or Tuesday I am getting a call from Washington to set up an interview. They are going to fly me out to Washington DC for a few days. I'll have an interview that last all day long. Suit Required! :-P
I've already been told the benefits and they are stellar. Government jobs often are I've heard. The pay would also be much much higher than I thought I would qualify for. I should be able to pay off my loans in 2 years or less if I get the job.
As for grad school....I've already looked into transferring my credit to another university and working on my masters when/if I move. So not all is lost. I just think, financially, it is going to be much better for me to start paying on my student loans now. Who knows......if this job
turns into a career, which I have heard usually happens because everyone loves it so much, I may just stay there.Right now I am looking at living in the area north of Fredericksburg VA near a National Forest area called Prince Williams Forest. Its not too far from the Appalachian mountains (1 1/2 hours nearly) so plenty of places for me to go hiking. Pretty close to the ocean too. Plus.....Washington DC. Come on......I love that city! Tons of stuff to do. It'd be about an hour commute by train. I'll feel like I'm in Germany again. :-P
