No Longer Idle

27/365 Idleness gets the job done
Originally uploaded by Christiane B

The time has come to admit that in the previous months I had come close to having to state my occupation as being housewifery. Upon our arrival in SIN city any illusion of independence had been crushed along with that little bit of self-worth that comes with the ability to be independent. When I say independent I mean that before I moved here I was able to get myself a cell phone at my leasure, I was able to sign a lease, I was even able to open a bank account. Not in SIN city, at least not on a dependent pass. And that is what I was: a dependent. Someone who had to call her Cuban fancy to sign for her to get a phone and someone who could not even dream of applying for a credit card in her very own name. And lets be honest, asking a Cuban for help in anything money or credit related is obviously pretty much forbidden by law in most countries.

Well, the only reason I can admit to this gut wrenching situation is that it has now been remedied. As of a few days ago I am proud holder of an employment visa by a company that only narrowly escaped being named "Little Me Incorporated". Either way, I convinced my company to hire myself and turns out I was very convincing and now I am free again. I might just go out and buy myself something useless, just because I won't have to call fancy to sign for me. Yay!