I found out today that I've been chosen to work on my school's study abroad blog. I sent in an application a few weeks ago and now it's on. :) The payment is 250$, and for that I have to blog about 15 times. Not professional rates maybe but definitely not bad, especially considering that I would be (and will be) doing the same thing for fun. 250 is what? Funding for maybe two whole weekend trips, and from Bonn that could get me anywhere - Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Berlin, Alsace-Lorraine, maybe even Switzerland. Further, if I'm willing to hop on a Ryanair flight from Cologne (connections should be good!)
It's a good deal, all told. I'm also going to try to find some gigs babysitting or teaching English. Pamplona's a bit small to just hope you walk into something like that, and people generally are looking when the international students first arrive. But getting paid 10 euros an hour is niiiceee for an American.
I'm happy to have gotten the blog position. I actually wasn't certain - not to sound arrogant, but I thought I might be overqualified. I've had a personal blog (which one? duhhh) for almost 6 years, I've been maintaining what I think is a decent little blog for this semester in Spain, I'm a JOURNALISM student, and this is my second study abroad experience - maybe they want someone more fresh, more raw? I was also worried that Germany might be a bit too dull for them - EVERYONE goes to Germany. Maybe they wanted a student off to Indonesia or Ghana. But I guess not. Win.
Here is the place where I am to ramble about life and love and languages. You'll probably encounter some quasi-anthropological ranting and a lot of wanderlust. I do try not to be too emo, and occasionally throw in things of worldly interest, so stop by and read if you have a few minutes. :)
Whom to Know
- Elindomiel
- I'm a university student who likes languages, literature, and having friends from all over the world.
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