There are plenty of jobs in Atlanta. I've been emailing people left and right about positions I'm qualified for. But they seem to be outside my reach. Public Transportation just won't get me close enough. It sucks that I have no phone too. All I can do is email. (Thank God for public libraries.)

So this is what life is like for me right now:

1st - I share a room with Zac...well, once I get a bed. For now I sleep on the couch. I have no other furniture. I'm living out of my suitecases and boxes.

2nd - We have no heat or hotwater. It's cold all the time and we take cold showers everyday. It sucks, but I can't argue about this b/c I don't have a job to pay for the bill. Everyone else works though. I'm not sure what they're waiting for.

3rd - I'm usually out of the house around 9am. I go to the library to see if any companies responded to my emails and search for more jobs. As I walk through downtown I look for jobs too. Once I find something I check to make sure the bus or subway can get me there. I've found alot of jobs. Most are just outside my reach though.

4th - I go home and wait until the next day. Start it all over again and hope for progress.

I want to think I'm making progress. But the truth is I'm getting by only by God's grace right now. I have food, clothes to wear, and a place to stay. The other day I visited my old service site (Senior Center). They invited me to lunch and they paid for it. Tonight I'll have the leftovers. I've been to my roommate's work to borrow their computer and they've given me lunch. My roommates have been helping me out too.

I thank God I have Him. Otherwise, this situation would seem hopeless.

A funny thing happened last night. At our house we have 3 bedrooms and 4 guys. So we played paper/rock/sissors. The two losers get to room together. First try I threw rock, everyone else threw paper. I was loser number one. No matter what I got to share a room. Next try Mark won with rock over sissors. He was garranteed a room to himself. So Zac and Phil were left. Best two out of three. I forget what they threw but I know that Phil won in two straight throws and Zac and I are now roommates......At least we get the biggest room in the house.

I'm in Atlanta. Finally!! It's a bit different then i thought. I figured I'd have my motorcycle with me, I don't. :( It broke down on the highway, so I'm selling it. I still love bikes. When I can, I plan on having one. I have a potential job lined up. If I get it life will be good. They asked how much I want to get paid so I made an offer. I took my previous jobs salary and uped it by 50%. The responce was, "You can't live down here on that". So I think that means I'll be making more than that, which will be incredibly helpful with going back to college. Transportation is an issue now though. Public transit doesn't even go near that area. And I have no vehicle now. God will provide. He's provided everything so far. Why would he stop doing what he's so good at? Being faithful!

My first few days I've been sleeping in different places in the house. The first night Mark wasn't home so I slept on his air mattress/air-filled pool raft. The next night I slept on Phil's mattress. He was home but he opted for the couch. It was nice of him. At my mom's place I was on the couch for 2-1/2 months. For the next few days or weeks I will be on our couch in Atlanta too. That's fine by me. I have all that I need, even if I don't think I do.

Altanta is home now. And it feels good to be home.