The last few months have found themselves dedicated to my hopes for the future.
After I graduate in May, I plan on going to Portland, OR to find my way through the job market. I hope and pray everyday that I will be able to find something, anything, in the Publishing field. But it is also more than just finding a job...I have been scrambling around trying to find out what and how I need to get ready to move up there. I don't think I have had so many questions about anything in a long time. This is such a big step in my life and it is scary to think that I am going to do the wrong thing.
I have never really had a BIG MOVE before. My parents and I lived only about an hour away from where I go to college so I've always been pretty close to home without too much major change happening. But I feel like taking this step to move to a completely different state is a whole different ball game. I have wracked my brain as well as the brains of some other people to start figuring out the steps of how to get to Portland, OR.
Of course finding a job is the biggest thing because that will be what keeps me there. When I talked to my advisor about it, he said that jobs are going to be, unsurprisingly, hard to find and that if I don't find anything that I should also consider getting a job to pay the bills and take an internship to get more experience. It would also get me an 'IN' with the community up there, which could be my saving grace when I'm looking for a job with one of the local companies later.
Besides that, I also need to make sure I have an apartment to live in while I'm there (duh). But apartment searching, so far, has yielded little results and is a good way to get me in bad mood. It is disheartening to keep coming out of my searches emptyhanded. I know it is still early, but I feel like I would screw myself over if I waited until the last minute. I am so excited to move up there that it is hard not to keep looking now.
And then there is also all of the 'little' big things that I need to keep in mind...finding a dentist, a doctor, being an Oregon resident, car insurance, switching my bank, etc. etc. Where does the list end? I don't know if I am thinking too much into things and if I need to slow down. But I also worry that I will forget something that will turn out to be a big gamechanger if I don't get it done.
On the bright side of things, I have a few people who are really trying to help me figure out my future apartment situation. Thank God for them because it really releaves a bit of stress everytime I hear something remotely positive about moving up there.
Hopefully I keep coming back here with positive news. Any advice I can get would be amazing. Thanks :)
