10 College Life (Part 1)
My 5 years in school was spent around my school, my dorm, and my part time job.
After I adjusted for a few weeks in school, I looked for a part time job that will earn me money and at the same time help me in the future.
I learned from a friend of Michelle that there's an opening for a part time job at her work. And she works at a Interior Design Company, BB&D. So, Michelle referred me to her friend and I got an interview scheduled for the job.
BB&D focuses in interior design and project management. At the day of the interview, 9:00 AM sharp I was sited in a room with a straight back, tight bun, and glasses office worker. She was very serious that the back of my hands are sweating heavily. Hahhh...
She continue to interview me with that heavy atmosphere. But, after the interview I was surprised she smiled at me and told me they will just call with the result. I went home with a baffled expression on my face. 'So, this is how adults act in the real world.'
Luckily, I really got the job.
I was assigned to morning schedules, because all my classes are afternoon to night. The job was fun! It also gave me first hand experience about my future job. The company not just design what's inside, but they also study the structure and layout of a project. They always refers to blue prints, which I was not exposed too prior in joining the company.
So I started with an easy job, I help the designers with paper works. Then as I got used to it, they gave me more jobs and responsibility. At the end of my school days, they gave a chance to try the work of interior designer.
It was a worth while job, it helped me a lot in the future.
So, as I juggle my work with school I did not forget to enjoy life a little.
Every lasy friday of the month, Michelle whould drag me to bars. Yes, I did went to bars with her. If i didn't refute her insesnt begging then I would be in a bar three times a week. So, I promise her every last friday of the month I will join her in her bar hopping.
Every other night Alisha whould always call me, to check up on me. She also gossips with me on whatever she heard from her family back home.
She talks about her family and my family to how many misstresses their neighbors have.
She was the one that told me about how Elsa got her job. She said that my parents have to fly over from New Mexico just to convince a friend of theirs to give the Curature job to Elsa. Now, Elsa is a gallery curature in San Francisco now. She also told me on how Elsa has been bugging our parents to convince the owner of the galery to transfer her to Los Angeles Gallery.
"She really is a spoiled brat how could she still have the gal to ask to be transferred to a bigger gallery when she can only join the galley using the back door?! She just amazes me!" Said Alisha over the phone.
"Well, you know she's used to always getting what she wants. It actually surprised me that she lasted in her school when all this time she wanted to be here in Los Angels to be near Hollywood and live in Beverly Hills."
"Oh! Of course she wanted to be there. She know that many rich men lives in Beverly Hills."
She answered laughingly.
So, every other day we talk about anything under the sum. Specially, about whats going on back home.
My life have been this kind routine for 5 years.
I wake up at 6:30 at the morning do my morning routine.
At 7:10 I come down to the cafeteria and eat.
At 7:40 I start walking to the train station Wilshire / Westwood for about 20 minutes, I do this to cover my morning exercise and to fully wake up.
Then ride the train for 25 minutes until the stop Wilshire / Ridgeley, then I walk to the office for 3-5 minutes.
I start my work at 8:30 AM then be done by 11:30 PM, 3 hours.
My ride home starts with a 3-5 minutes walk to the train Station Wilshire / Ridgeley then ride the Santa Monica bound train for 35 minutes to Wilshire Blvd/Veteran Ave then transfer to Sunset bound train, get off in Westwood Amtrak then walk for 5 minutes to the dorms.
So, by 12:30 I eat in the cafeteria and get ready for my afternoon class.
