Good News, Bad News

First the good, I have some paid work coming up and hopefully it will lead to more. Before Christmas, I applied to a couple of DMC's (Destination Management Company's) in San Francisco. DMC's specialize in putting on or supporting anything from conventions to airport pick ups to Christmas parties for companies, particularly ones from out of the area. As a guide my job can range from guiding a tour to the wine country, conducting a walking tour in SF to getting water for convention attendees. Finally, last week I was contacted by one to work a 4 day convention at Moscone Center. You got it, I am going to be a gopher for 4 days. I don't mind for two very good reasons: this is may first paid work since Oct 31 and it got my foot in the door to bigger and better things in SF. I am very lucky to have such wonderful friends allowing to stay with them so that I may take this job. San Francisco is in the top 5 of cities to visit in the world, what better place to lead tours.

Now the bad, I got my first big "rejection" following an interview at Symposium in San Diego. I say first big one because another company had contacted me saying roughly the same thing, "sorry we can't use you right now but we will file your resume," however, it was not one of my dream jobs. This one was. I put rejection in quotes because they didn't tell me that I wasn't qualified, quite the contrary, though that could be a form letter, but I still won't be working for them this year. I thought things had gone very well but I know there are many more qualified people and now I must just focus on strengthening my weaknesses and pestering them until they throw up the white flag and hire me.

For now though, it looks like my work year will resemble last years and I look forward to all of it.

Alaska, here I come.

Thanks for reading.