Austin so far

To avoid boring any readers out there, I will brush over the highlights I have experienced in the last 3 weeks.

I went to Dallas for a Warrior Dash mud run. It was tons of fun!

While looking to work in a restaurant I found a vegan place that allows you to volunteer for a shift and then you can join the crew for a meal. Casa de Luz in Austin! Great establishment!

Most of my time has been spent obsessing over Craig's list to find a job. This also resulted in running around all over Austin delivering my resume, shaking hands and trying to find a descent job.

The jobs I currently have include the following:
Intervener - I have a case of consumers with disabilities (deaf/blind/mental retardation) and I am to pick them up in my car and take them where they need to go such as shopping at the mall, exercising, doctors appointment, volunteering at the humane society etc.
Catering - I have picked up some side work with a two different catering companies as a server and party chef
Pedi-cab - I almost have everything done to work on 6th street again as a pedi-cab driver

The most exciting news that has happened since moving to Austin is I got accepted to University of Texas nursing school! It looks like I will actually start taking classes beginning in the fall of 2011.

I am also super excited that I got to visit my good friend Annie at her new place in Marble Falls. She loves on a beautiful ranch! We had such a wonderful visit.

In the month of June I will be taking a class to become a certified nurse aide.

I am also happy to have found a potential short term housing opportunity with a vegan co-op. Every night there is a vegan dinner served and it is all included in the price of the rent. Yipee! I am thinking of moving in for the month of July to get a taste of that experience.

Social life - Thank God for couchsurfing! Each night I have so many options to meet and hang out with other local friends. It is such an easy and fun network of people for me to tap into. I love it!

That is all for now...I know quite a boring post, but it looks like my tra