Zen Crib Notes

Got an interview for a small film production studio in North London, was told it was great, but unfortunately they wanted someone with more experience in the field.

Which, siggghhhh. I was hoping they would take a chance on me so I can build on my existing skills alongside getting new ones; I was really hyped in wanting to do audio and help on their podcast, especially since audio is a huge opportunity now in Publishing.

This derailed my plans for coming back to the UK under a different visa, although I’m also seeing this as a blessing in disguise; I’m not really thrilled in the idea of spending most of 2019 in an unpaid, full-time internship when there’d be a very low chance of getting a work visa considering that Home Office isn’t exactly keen on getting more people into the country. 

I guess this means that I should just stay at home and apply for work. My student debt isn’t going any lower nor the interest rates, and I think I should just get on with trying out freelancing while applying for jobs in California. Or New York. I can at least apply for internships in New York for publishing jobs in the summer. The other option, if I decided to leave the States for work abroad, is to go for the Orientation permit in the Netherlands where recent graduates can have up to three-years work visa to find a job there. What with the Brexit putting the country in shambles, maybe getting out of the UK is a good thing. 

It just sucks to leave all the friends and contacts I had there.