Random Scrap:
With over thirty dollars in my pocket I headed straight to the college library. This, and the international office, was how I would stay in touch with my Leszno. I emailed Mom to share the good news. Yes, maybe it wasn't the dream job. With the sign hanging off my neck and the balloons it felt more like working at a theme park. The temperatures were still high. So high that the only way to keep the water in a bottle cool was to freeze it first and watch it slowly melt in the sun. There were no milk shakes after work. It was boring. But it was so much better than standing in the wet steam coming from a dishwasher. And I didn't get fired after first day. There was free food and unlimited amounts of lemonade. Being left alone meant no one would bother me. Akira's CD player came with one album - it started with a nice piano introduction followed by several high pitched and emotionally charged Japanese lyrics. I had already listened to it four times. With more and longer shifts on the horizon I already knew the first gift I was going to get for myself.