
It's the middle of August already...jeez. The weather in Portland has changed from hotter than hell with no rain to beautiful temps in the upper 70's with scattered rain storms. Its beginning to feel like fall and that means its time to get back to reality.
I really haven't been designing much or drawing at all this summer, oops. School is going to be a little more challenging for the first few weeks, while attempting to get my skills back up to par.
I have however been taking a ton of photos for work...that really makes me happy. My job with the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps has got me traveling all over Oregon taking pictures of all their different crews. The work that these young men and women are doing is inspiring. They commit themselves to their community by working 40 hour weeks doing trail building, forestry work, invasive species removal, waterway improvements, painting, construction. A lot of these kids are at risk youth and don't have the same resources that we take for granted. Weather they are low income, from broken families, or have been in trouble with the law, they are so so glad to have a job and be able to give back and contribute to their families and communities. One kid I talked to is helping his mother who suffers from a brain disorder by caring for his 7 year old sister and by giving part of his weekly income towards the families expenses. It makes me feel completely selfish.
So this job has been taking up most of my time and I haven't had much time to do anything else except for the occasional (and by occasional I mean quite often) beer on the weekends.
But the bills are being paid and I have a job that I get excited about and challenges me, So while it lasts, I'm very happy and hope that my skills as a photographer may be able to supplement me as a graphic designer...that is who I want to be when I grow up.
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