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I’m sorry that this post has to be all in past tense. I was just so emotionally all over the place that I couldnt bring myself to post it at the time (even though I jotted down the draft). I need to post it though, because it is a turning point in my life in [...] When you’re unemployed, you have all the time in the world – but no money to do anything. When you’re employed you have money to do the fantastic things you’ve dreamed about – but no time to do them. People say “oh yes, but you’ve had a year off work, that’s a good enough holiday”. Well, yes and [...] People have told me just to go to Paris. They think that anything is possible in the City of Romance. Let me tell you, if you dont have a working visa, not much is possible work wise in Paris at the moment. Some people think that you can magically wish for a job and it will arrive. [...] I came to Paris knowing that finding a job without working papers, and without being fluent in French, was going to be hard. Add in labour laws that favour employees (therefore providing a MAJOR disincentive for employers to hire new staff), a high unemployment rate (currently 10%) and a global financial crisis, and you really [...] Sometimes I really surprise myself with how single-minded I can be about certain things. For the past year, I have been living and breathing my goals of getting a job and settling down in Paris. Its gotten to the point where I actually cant do anything nice and relax because I keep thinking about how that’s [...] I was looking back at my horoscope for 2009 (thank you Jonathan Cainer), and thought that, yet again, he really hit it on the head. I took his advance and really DID try to just not be too hard on myself even though I really DID feel like things were all too hard, not clear, being [...] This passage was written by Blanca Vergara, and originally appeared in “Hall of Mirrors”, her free monthly newsletter, available at www.blancavergara.com. It’s an encouraging piece for me, which is something I need to help keep my job-hunting movtivation levels up. Hope you enjoy it too “These days many of my dreams are coming true. [...] Hardly any overseas visitors to keep things lively Saw this article today and thought it was interesting in that it summarised some of the issues bubbling to the surface in France, but was a bit peeved that they didnt explain in more detail why there is a problem, and also, give an opinion as to whether the proposed solutions will actually have any [...] |
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