Category: 1,000 miles
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1,000 miles: step 89
My last update was in February. I’m back and stronger! I survived wind and snow. There are changes to my work life: I received a job offer and ran my first ever poetry workshops. I’m still standing, still immigrant. Temporary Work I’ve been working at a consulting agency since the middle of February. The position…
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1,000 miles: step 88
February, I like to think, ends the winter season. At the very least, it serves as a transition point, a leap forward into spring. I’m going through similar leaps forward, or leap backwards? Read on for some general Claudia updates: On the Job Market I’m now a FWD.us alumna, no longer an intern. My time at…
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1,000 miles: step 87
On January 8th, I was given a kind of death sentence. That’s the date DHS announced to end El Salvador’s TPS (Temporary Protected Status). I’ve had almost a month to process the implications of this, and I don’t feel like I’ve made big leaps. The thing is that I don’t want to process this information.…
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1,000 miles: step 86
We don’t want 2017 to roll onto 2018. In 2017, the immigrant community received several hits. Let’s change that.
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1,000 miles: step 85
In my last update, I expressed several frustrations with being a 20-something year old. Those frustrations are still relevant, but there’s been a few changes and experiences since. Read on to find out. Two Sylvias Press Online Poetry Retreat The online poetry retreat, normally a $279 experience, was offered to me through a scholarship. Just…
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1,000 miles: step 84
This week I’ve been thinking about being a 20-something. I’m out of college, and I’m going into October pretty much unemployed, by choice. Don’t get me wrong, I need a job. I also need a career. I decided that long-term data entry was a job, not a path to a career in writing or editing.…
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1,000 miles: step 83
It’s been difficult to separate my personal life from the political world. Every morning on my way to work, I’ve made it a habit to search for news articles about the future of TPS (Temporary Protected Status). I’ve been sharing these articles on social media and with friends. Most of the time, I feel like…
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AMERICA: PLEASE TALK ABOUT ME, BEHIND MY BACK, TOO
TPS affects hundreds of thousands. TPS means you will go home eventually. The thing with TPS is that in many cases, it carries on for several decades—not out of a fault in the system, though many will argue that.
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1,000 miles: step 82
I got news! I have a summer job, and I survived my first week as an office employee. I don’t have a briefcase. I travel light. I do have a key card, office e-mail, and a cubicle. I commute taking the bus and metro. This Friday, through a chance accident of forgetting my stop, I…
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1,000 miles: step 81
What’s Claudia been up to since graduation? Has she been writing? Does she have a job yet? Get all answers in this June update.
Claudia Rojas 