Relocation, relocation, relocation

Remember how I told you working on the documentary was so much fun I couldn't believe I was actually getting paid for it?Well, turned out I still can't. Seeing how I've not been paid. I talked to the guy through whom I met the guy behind this project and he told me I was an idiot for accepting the job to begin with as according to him the guy can't be trusted. Especially with such mundane things as money.

While I am definitely pro Bono (and the rest of U2, especially with the mid-90's part of their career), it's not my ideology of choice when it comes to work. At least not one I can afford right now.

I know I did a good job- everyone told me so. Including the band, according to whom I was extremely professional, considerate and maintained my positive attitude no matter what. Well, that positive attitude is starting to wear as thin as my bank account. I really want the project continue as smoothly as it has so far. I really want the end result to be every bit as amazing as the legends portrayed on it. 

The guy keeps promising he'll pay me the money and talking to me about the next projects. He has an idea that's going to revolutionize something he can't tell me about until I've signed a confidentiality agreement.I want to believe him, almost as badly as my VISA bill...

I wouldn't mind continuing in this field, it's just that without any actual qualifications, experience and/or contacts it's a hard industry to break into. And as charmingly carefree  as the "how hard can it be"- attitude can be, sometimes it will only get you so far, as becomes evident from this story about a DIY fresco restorer...

So, while I've been waiting to hear from him, I've been checking out other jobs out there. Not a whole lot of those out there either. So, I've decided to fork out almost 300€ for a certified translator examination. At least then I'd have yet another profession to be unemployed in.

I'm trying to stay motivated but there's nothing out there that makes me go wild with enthusiasm. There is one job in Bangkok and another one in Kathmandu, but is that really the right move to make right now? How can putting 3 continents and 10 more time zones between me and The Man be any good for the current situation? Can even more distance ever cure the already existing issues, mainly stemming from the distance (both geographical and emotional) we already have?

Having waited for his job situation to clear out in order for us to be able to plan a future together (on the same continent, in the same country, in the same household) for several years now, should I keep on waiting or should I just start planning my own life, focusing on my needs and my career?

I have sent out a couple of half-hearted applications for jobs that don't require relocation. And, after having read that wearing colours at job interviews is apparently a good thing (makes you stand out and appear even more confident) I've invested in a pair of red jeans. 

World, I'm ready. Start calling.