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Jessica Evans

Posted on June 30, 2006

i’m sitting in my apartment, just looking around. every so often i just sit and consider how much my life has changed in the last 6 months. Yes, in only six short months, you can change your entire being! I’ve started a job that, when I describe it to people, sounds like a dream job. It’s less money than I was making in Toronto, but I just had a few months of living in my car and stressing about the price of bread, eating mayonaise that had been in the cooler for 2 months, and sneaking into continental breakfasts at hotels. I’m working in an office again – something that I swore that I’d never do again – but it’s different. I can wear…

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Tagged: camping, climbing, roadtrip, rock climbing

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cold feet

Jessica Evans

Posted on June 20, 2006

Well, I’m going into work today. I can’t help but reflect on the past year or so of events. In September I decided to quit my job and take a roadtrip around the states. I worked to get things arranged in my life so I could get away. My last day at work was in early December – almost 7 months ago now and now I’m going back. I just hope that my experiences with the corporate world were negative only because of the company I was working for. Hopefully this company is a little bit more progressive. I wanted to come to BC and live a low key life as a server, have a simple existence and climb as often as I could.…

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job on the horizon

Jessica Evans

Posted on June 17, 2006

Well, that was a good six months away from full-time employment, but I’m afraid that it’s time to go back. I think i scored meself a job today. I’ve been thinking about it for the past couple days, getting psyched up about it – it was a third job interview with two VPs of the company. The company is small, but they’re rather particular. “Why haven’t you called my references?” I asked. Trying not to sound cocky, and being quite sincere. “I call them to tell them about other job interviews and they say they haven’t heard from this company yet.” “If you have any doubts in your mind, which i hope you don’t, just talk to them.I’ve negotiated a raise in three months,…

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hear me roar

Jessica Evans

Posted on June 13, 2006

The road taught me an important lesson. Life cannot be controlled. I used to be a bit of a control freak, needing things to be a certain way, believing that controlling the little things in life would somehow make me happy. On the trip, I searched for basic truths, about life and about myself. I found that life is about following the currents, and being happy with the little things. On the trip I talked about needing kindness from strangers. Well, I’m still alone, and although I have some friends to hang out with and a not-bad social life for someone who’s been here about a month. Today is going to be a day where I go without talking to anyone all day. I…

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