Hello readers. I don’t suppose there will be many of you, but I think this is more for me than for you. This will be a blog with no particular direction or purpose other than to provide updates on my life. It will undoubtedly serve as a sounding board for any number of my rants as that’s what my writing usually dissolves into at some point. If you’re on board with that…happy reading!
So, it’s been two weeks days in Virginia, and I must say it still has yet to set in. I have set up the apartment to look like a home, memorized my new address, gotten a new library card, applied to dozens local jobs, learned to drive around the area near my apartment without a GPS, visited my first military base, set up internet/television service, watched my first Opera, spent time in downtown DC (not much sight-seeing so far, but I have spent time in the Kennedy Center as well as the Arlington National Cemetery), and managed to avoid the flash flood a street over.
It has been quite the introduction to life as a grown up. I must say I don’t feel all that different, but I am slowly gaining a new perspective on life. I’m sure two years down the road I will have the standard “Wow, I really knew nothing back then” moment.
On my list for my official week three in Virginia is to get more interviews! I know I could do any number of jobs quite well if I could just get the opportunity. I have managed to get through the first round of interviews for a Citi Financial job that seems promising. At the moment I'm looking at a number of non-profit organizations that have openings for entry level finance/accounting graduates.
I don’t want to throw up a wall of text in my introduction, so I will cut it off here. There is plenty more to talk about, so stay tuned. I think my next entry will include my 1,000 mile journey in a U-Haul truck towing my car behind me as I made the trek to the East Coast. To all the friends and family I parted with in Missouri as well as those friends reading this around the world wherever you happened to land, I miss you all and hope to see you again!
Best Wishes,
Kory JohanningP.S. – If you like the blog or enjoy having something to read as you stalk Facebook shoot me a message to encourage me to keep writing and stay in touch. I would love to hear from you!
