The Waiting Game

So here I am again, trying to get used to keeping an updated blog. I was never a fan of writing in journals when I was younger. Miss Witty, my 8^th grade teacher, used to have us keep a journal in class. I have to say that going back and reading all the nonsense I wrote is very amusing, especially when I feel like going back and reminiscing about times past. I’m hoping that keeping this blog will eventually pay off when I look back at what I am doing right now.

Anyway, back to what I was supposed to be talking about, my internship. A few days ago I wrote about how I told my boss that I needed to know what I was going to be doing as soon as possible, he complied. The next day, I got a phone from my boss and one of the network representatives. They asked me exactly what I wanted to do and what jobs I could probably end up doing while abroad. They told me that I would essentially continue to do the training sessions with the clients and that I could probably get a very good idea about what the network does if they placed me in their central offices. I was very happy. The RedEAmérica central offices are in Bogotá, Colombia.

Nothing is set in stone as of yet, but, once we agreed on what I was willing to do the network representative got busy on writing a draft letter to the Colombian office. Within hours I had a draft letter ready for me to translate. I translated it as soon as I could and sent it off this morning. Know all I have to do is play the waiting game.

Aside from the more concrete position in Bogota, which would not pay me by the way, there is also an offer from Brazil. I think I mentioned that in my other post. Anyway, since the network that I will be working with is based out of Latin America, there are also offices in Sao Paolo, Brazil. He said he mentioned the idea to the current RedEAmérica representative there and that he was going to relay the idea to the directors. There may be a better chance of me getting some kind of funding for the Brazilian trip, which is a big positive. However, I speak no Portuguese and it would be difficult to pick up without any formal training in the language. That’s not to say that I would back down from the challenge, but still.

Now, like I said earlier, I have to play the waiting game. I should have some more information by tomorrow morning when I open my e-mail inbox, or so I hope. There is no telling with them. As soon as I hear word as to where I am going to end up, I’m going to have to start looking for a place to stay and figure out a way to pay for all of this. If you did not know, flights to South America do not come cheap. I’m looking at $700 at least and about $1,000 at most, one way. I’m sure I’ll figure it out. All I know is that since I am not going to be in school, I won’t be getting any loans. That means living off of savings and work. I’m also probably going to ask my mom and dad for some money, I helped them out in the summer and now it seems like the right time for them to help me out. Overall, I think I can come up with about $5,000 to start off. As soon as I am there I will be working and making money from there on should not be that much of a problem. If one thing is in my favor is the exchange rate. I can probably get a single person studio for about $300 per month. That’s not bad considering I’m paying $400 to share a room right now. Okay, that’s all for right now. I will try to update the blog as soon as I get word of where I will be working.