Up in the Air in 15 hours: thoughts on job hunting.

Current time: 9pm, Pacific Time, October 17

Tonight’s post is about you. By you, I mean every college student who is unsure of employment prospects in the near future. By you, I mean every recent college graduate still looking for work.

But before I talk about you, I want to talk about me. Continue reading “Up in the Air in 15 hours: thoughts on job hunting.”

Washington DC: volunteering efforts.

I’ve been a hermit for the past two weeks – been going through job recruitment and have been awake until 1-5 am every morning, including work days. Therefore, not much energy (and activity) to update.

Yesterday, I took a break for half of the day and volunteered at two local efforts. From 9-12pm, I helped prepare salads for homeless people at D.C. Central Kitchen. I met many interesting people from different sectors of life: an army Captain getting his masters degree from George Washington University, a woman who worked in politics for 26 years, and a woman who was born in North Carolina and moved to DC to live and work. Continue reading “Washington DC: volunteering efforts.”

BBQing with the founder of the DC program.

Yesterday, the Berkeley folks and I went to the home of our program’s founder, Cal in the Capital. He created the program over forty years ago to help Cal students work in DC over the summer without worrying about housing – it enabled them to become more involved in government and politics while retaining a strong network.

Continue reading “BBQing with the founder of the DC program.”

Continuing the sister’s family dream.

My sister created a photo caption blog showcasing our family vacations to  national parks.. My parents love traveling and has taken the family to every national park on the western half of the US. My sister wants to continue on that tradition by taking the family to the remaining ones. Continue reading “Continuing the sister’s family dream.”