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19.3.08
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Hired for the summer
My first Co-op work term will be with the Ontario Ministry of Environment. I attended an interview on Monday, got an Offer of Employment the same day, and accepted it yesterday after carefully considering the feasibility of other options that might even be inexistent for all I know. Toronto Zoo, I'm pointing at you.
I arrived half an hour early for the 9.30am interview, even before my soon-to-be supervisor, Ms. Lynda Nakamoto. The 4-months position from April 28th to late-August is as the Algal Laboratory Technician. It involves the repetitive task of sampling algae and phytoplankton from lake water and recording data. Although this job is mainly indoors, being linked to the Sport Fish and Biomonitoring Unit means I may get a chance to go to lakes around Ontario.. I don't know, maybe catch a few fish?
The weekly pay is good considering this being my first Co-op job; the hours are flexible as long as I steadily fulfill 37.5 hours per week; and to have the prestige that is the name of the Ministry of Environment gracing my Resume as a student abroad is no less a boost. In addition, I get to continue on in Toronto with my cherished position at Indigo. My summer then would consist of full-time weekday work, and more work part-time on weekends.
Missing out on summer activities (festivals, parades!) and my family's presence during my brother's convocation are sacrifices in line. Another lament is the distance to travel to Etobicoke. Actually in perspective, it takes around the same time to get there as it does to UTSC in the east. This is what I get for living in central Toronto: the best of two ends. But no buses stop at the building's doorstep so a 10-minutes walk along the 401 highway to get there means I get to have the company of the summer heat on my long walk.
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Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
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