Yesterday I went to my local fruit & vegie store and ran into a (Dutch) guy who was also hired by Greenpeace. He worked in the store before he was hired with Greenpeace. Now he was working there again. I asked him why are you here? Did you stop as well? Yes, he said, I did not like that work at all.
Today my art teacher asked me what I did for work. I said I am still looking for a job. Then she asked me what I like to do. I told her that I love to teach. That I had coached design students and that I taught adults how to be creative again. She loves that too. She said she would really want to help me out and that I should come by her house. I could help her there in and around the house if I wanted and we could do some painting together.
Well, these two little things makes me somehow feel better. It is not a tangible job offer, but at least I feel I did make the right choice, I am already running into people I know and that I can make some friends here as well.
Lenny van Onselen
