If the sky is the limit...

that leaves a lot of options open!

So...I recently graduated college and have just spent half a week learning how to find and get jobs. I've had to think about what my values are, how the experiences I've had translate into marketable skills for the job I want, what type of jobs I'd be interested in the first place. It's been a lot of self-reflection over the past four years of my life. I've had some minor freak outs in the past couple of weeks (or months) and a few major ones, but for now I'm feeling ready to step out into the world on my next adventure.

Last summer's European adventure blog fell through due to the high cost of internet and limited access. So I think this is a perfect opportunity to share my experience out in the job world with you. This is the worst job market in recent memory (my next door neighbor informed me that it's the worst he's ever seen) and while we all hope that the recession will be lifting soon, for now it's tough out there.

Here are a few things that I figured out about myself in the past week (or maybe always knew):

Name: Larkin Flora
Age: 22
Education:
BA in English from Lewis and Clark College (it feels very good to be able to say that!)
National Outdoor Leadership School, Semester in Baja spring 2007

"Mission Statement" aka Elevator Spiel (at this point):
I love poetry, art and music and have been involved with these in one way or another throughout my whole life and am now interested putting these passions to work through community outreach programs that use creative projects to bring people together. I believe in making the world a better place on the local level and want to get more involved in the wider Portland community.


Ok, so I guess I'm doing this because I've started to notice how difficult this is and I want to make it fun for myself. Maybe I'll come up with some good strategies to cope with the stress of how overwhelming the job search is. Anyway, the real work starts on Monday. Until then, bon chance.