Halloween is ten days away, but it will go relatively unnoticed just like Valentine's Day or Easter. There won't be orange candy at the store, or lit-up pumpkins by windows, or kids knocking on doors wearing scary outfits and screaming "trick or treat" threats. And I will miss all of it.
I like the changing of seasons and those little celebrations are a fun reminder that time comes and goes, and that we should cherish those passing moments. So I still have time to come up with my own plan for this Halloween and maybe I will go to an amusement park, or carve a pumpkin, or watch one of those scary movies that I always avoid.
October 20, 2010
October 7, 2010
More on the crisis
So, new economic figures came out yesterday and, as no surprise, they continued a devastating trend. In summary, those without a job currently top 4 million and the unemployment rate is above 20% again.
Despite too many months of too many negative news, I have not become inmune to the severity of these numbers and the real drama they hide behind. I used to read about the precariousness of the Spanish labor market and browsed through numerous stories of people unable to find jobs, forced to migrate or work in barely-legal conditions. They all felt distant, until now that I am one in those 4 million.
I am frustrated, very frustrated. I don´t feel better than anyone else, but my resume is not ordinary either. I am bilingual, have several degrees, have lived abroad, worked over 10 years; I have done all I was supposed to do to have a job that would be fulfilling to me and meaningful to society. But instead, I am out of work and with pretty slim perspectives of finding one anytime soon.
The price tag is a hefty one and I am fighting, everyday, to remind myself that it is not my fault, that I am a good candidate, that I am employable. However, at this point, one of my main goals is to leave this phase with my self-esteem untouched.
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