I became unemployed on December 1, 2001. The hostility of the job market for someone in my field with only a few years experience was a nasty surprise.
Today, I was offered a job at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. I should be happier at the news, but my joy is tempered by the idea of leaving Oregon.
I have lived in Oregon since I was ten years old. I don’t merely like it…I love this place. I have family and friends here. In Detroit, I would be thousands of miles away from almost everyone I know.
But I got the job, and it’s a good one. Too bad it’s three thousand miles away.
Congratulations Atreyu! Hey, I felt much the same when I moved from idyllic Idaho to New Jersey. "What am I getting myself into? New Jersey is ugly, polluted, full of scary drivers :eek: "
Well, I was wrong. Yeah, New Jersey has some fairly ugly parts, but it is also full of very enchanting places and wonderful surprises. The Pine Barrens. Jersey tomatoes. The Delaware Water Gap. The cows across the street. Diversity and history.
But the drivers are still scary.
I still love going back home (original home in California) - I feel very comfortable there. But when I step off the plane in Newark, I am HOME. Congrats again on the new job (that’s gotta feel great!) and be sure to tell us all about your new home when you get there.