In my last post I announced I had been hired by Zooies. I was working as a pastry chef in the kitchen making cookies and ice cream. I spent an incredible 2 months getting to learn from the other (much more experienced) pastry chefs, developing friendships and working at a job where I actually LOVED what I was doing. Unfortunately, at the end of July we received news that Zooies was undergoing new management and they immediately decided to shut us down because we weren't profitable enough in sales. It was a huge and unexpected disappointment, but alas...life goes on. Even though I was only there for 2 months I wouldn't trade the experience and memories for anything.
(last day with my wonderful coworkers/manager)
Since losing my job, this past month I've been back on the job hunt. I applied for several bakery positions, animal related positions, a few educational positions and other random jobs. I went on job interviews, but turned down the positions because I felt like I couldn't settle for a generic desk job after knowing there are awesome companies out there, like Zooies, worth searching for.
Well, this past week I interviewed with a non-profit organization, The Barrio Logan College Institute, for a tutoring/TA position at an elementary school. The organization offers help to lower income families, ensuring that their children will get a great education and encouragement to pursue their dreams of going to college someday. A few days after my interview I got a call from the woman who interviewed me and she offered me the job which I gladly accepted. Although this isn't baking, it's definitely a step towards exploring another passion of mine, helping kids! The company seems awesome and really enthusiastic about what they do and I hope to learn as much as I can from this experience (just like all the others) no matter how long I'm there for.
So now that we're up to date again I really hope to get back into my blog and make regular posts again. I might start doing shorter posts that feature things I'm doing or enjoying through mainly just pictures...but I don't know yet. We'll see :)
See ya in 3 months! (Just kidding!)...hopefully ;)
