Play On Your Strengths, Chmil

I told my old roommate, Katie, that it was a day of "dead ends" yesterday.   Unfortunately, that is kind of the case today too.   The school seems to be very different in organizing a semester/term. The bookstore that I am accustomed to at Marywood doesn't exist.  They have books available from this time to this time and not during the year.  I took a glance at their apparel, which is big at Marywood, and it consists of one hooded sweatshirt with different color options and two t-shirts.   Just very different from what I am used to. 
Also, it's interesting to note that no one knows the schedule of classes (or timetable) for the fall. It makes me wonder how people know what to schedule for the next semester.  Extraordinarily different than the American college system.  Not good or bad. Just different. It is almost alarming how much they don't have in order but I am just trying to tell myself that the school has been around for a really long time and just because Autumn Rose Chmil doesn't agree with it doesn't mean it doesn't work.  Just interesting.

This whole job situation is making me irate. I never found it so difficult to get a job and I don't know if it is worse because I am a "NOW" person and totally do not have the patience to wait around for an hour nevermind waiting around for days.   So I went to the career services center on campus and the man there was very supportive and reminded me to not settle for the jobs I have been applying for because I am too qualified for them.  I tried to tell him those are the jobs that the visa will allow me to work but he said apply for the right jobs anyway.  So I will.  He was really nice.  He told me that my qualifications are superb.  I thought that was nice even though he called me "Camille" the whole time.  He did tell me that there are levels for educators and although I wouldn't be able to teach because of the visa (to start with...) that I should look in to becoming a teacher assistant (yes, it hurt my feelings too).  The required level we saw for an English teaching assistant was level 3.  Dude told me I was a level 6 or 7.  So that is something to look forward to.  He told me I can certainly apply for other jobs, like a receptionist, but to stick with education.   He kept saying, "Play on your strengths, Chmil."  I laughed in my head because I just heard what he was saying in Katie's voice.  Made me laugh.   He also gave me information on how to redo my CV (resume) which is very different from American resumes.  Well, not *very* different but I probably look like a nutcase sending mine out.  I also tricked him into thinking that I was great at math because I multiplied 12 by 6 and added a 0 faster than him.  Simple math, but I didn't tell him any different.   He was impressed with me and told me that I "speak well." So we will see.  If I get a learning support job, I would make double what I anticipated making at other part-time jobs.  Hopefully, something works out.  Like next week.  I am a now person.  I've said this. 

And lastly (I think), there are crazy floods back home.  This is driving me crazy because I worry too much about my friends and family.  Everyone claims they are okay. I guess I'll wait until I hear something different.  

I wrote a whole paragraph for my story.  I am modeling my characters off of people I know (they're characters) and I just feel like I am not doing a great job describing these people. Well, person. I only have two characters so far and just can't seem to get them to a point where I want them to be at.   All of my books about developing characters are in the States.  Great place for them.

I need to think of a great pen name.  Any ideas?