I started browsing the internet and various job-sites a couple of weeks before I came home in order to find a job for the summer. My mother was extremely adamant about me getting a job and saving money, so I can focus on studying during the school year and am able to pay my own bills instead of having my mom help me. There is nothing wrong with parents giving financial help in college (my mom definitely has) but it's also nice to save money to go out or go to cookout with your squad at 2 a.m. (no shame or judgment). Lucky for me, I was able to almost immediately get a job the following week I came home. However, there is also the most common thought of working during summer break: I’m working my summer away!

Yes, I am working my summer away. I work the lunch shift on most days, sometimes the dinner shift, and sometimes doubles. I automatically have Mondays and Tuesdays off because our kitchen is closed. It is by no means a bad job at all, Monday and Tuesday guaranteed off and one or two more days off during the week too. On my days off, I spend it like every college student home for summer, with my mom, tanning, the mall, etc. I realize that yes, I will definitely not be going on any huge major trips (unless going to visit my friends back where I used to live counts?) I know some kids who are going across the country, the world, or are just wasting summer away by the pool or enjoying taking a break from classes.

Working does provide me with a lot of opportunities to meet people though, especially new co-workers. Seeing the same people almost every shift makes us pretty close and tight-knit, and it is fun to hear people’s stories and get to talk to some of our members that we serve. So yeah, I might not be going on any major family vacations or trips to the other side of the world but saving money and having an amazing group of coworkers seems like a better way to spend my summer.