Joshua's Blog

Many people keep asking me, why I am in NH, or why am I stuck here, and things of that nature.

Basically, Lets put it this way, I dropped out of high school (Those in Buffalo – Hutch Tech, those who are not, it is a magnet high school), but my last day of high-school, after summer school was 8/15/2005, I got my GED 10/19/2005, or was tested for it, got it in Nov/2005, and was in College in Jan of 2006. I had a 3.5 or 3.85 GPA and I have 32 credits I believe, ah yes a 3.65 GPA (On the Deans list for my last two semesters as well.)

I was offered a full ride at a 4-year university in Winter of 2006/2007. On my GED, I got high scores in everything expect language arts – writing. But that changed in college, B+ in college comp, but I had a A+ on my final paper, and a B+ in Lit, all of my other classes I either got As in, or withdrew from.

Now with that much said, I gave up this educational venture to move to NH in Aug of 2007, for my ex, who dumped me two months after moving here.

I do not know how to drive, in Buffalo, NY (where I was born), I didn’t need to because of the public transportation system that spanned from Niagara Falls, down to Jamestown (Near PA), and I lived on a main line. It only cost $68 a month for a bus pass, which was a lot cheaper than driving, and because of my living situation at the time, learning how to drive wasn’t a good option.

My ex was supposed to teach me how to drive ~ side note.

So I live in a town in NH, that is 10-25 miles from any public transportation, so I have to walk or take a taxi everywhere. Now Taxi’s are very expensive here, $10 one way for about 3 miles, even in town.

I have no in-town friends, besides the one I live with, so rides are *not* an option.

You may ask how I survived for three years; the first two years I was working at a local retailer, but I was let go under shaky circumstances (Dating it in-case you want to know, June 2009). I have had two seasonal jobs since then, but I haven’t been able to find one since New Years Eve ’09.

I have been on unemployment since I was let go in 2009, but that was re-certified this year, and it was cut $120 a week, leaving me only enough money to pay rent, and have $10 maybe $20 left over for anything else.

Yes, I have been looking for a job, yes I have been proactive, and yes I have been doing everything I can.

So please stop asking me, unless you can help. I love you all, but after a year and a half of it, I am tired, oh so tired.

Thanks every so much, you know I love you <3

Josh