最近のこと
ごめんなさい、また娘のことになります。この半年くらいぜんぜん書いてない理由は、イギリスにビザの抽選に当たっていった娘が仕事見つからず、心配でややノイローゼ気味になってました。子離れしたら？とおしかりの声が聞こえそうですが。ここにやっと見つかったという娘のリンクインの投稿を共有したいと思いました。今後はもっと投稿します！ことを誓います！
When I posted about being hopelessly jobless in London a few months ago, I never expected such a warm outpouring of response from friends, acquaintances and perfect strangers alike, so willing to carve out a slice of their precious time to help me out, when there was no obvious benefit in store for them. The concept of six degrees of separation playing out in a way that I’d never seen before, because all of my other social media are on private—friends of friends of friends reaching out to me and offering me their kind words and support. I hadn’t planned on being jobless for this long, a period of almost half a year. It starts to eat away at you after awhile, when you’re rejected so continuously, even if you try to rationalize to yourself that it’s not personal. Just applying to jobs nonstop and updating the spreadsheet whenever another rejection email lands in your inbox, a hamster wheel of a routine, occasionally forgetting what day of the week it is because every day is the same😅
(Some pockets of bright happiness in between, of course—the joys and excitement of living in a new country, the sheer amount of beauty and culture to be found here, the comforts of new friendships forged.)
But I’m happy to share that I’ve finally found employment, and not a moment too soon. Looking back, although it was never my intention to be unemployed for so long and it wasn’t all fun and games, I don’t regret anything—not quitting without a backup plan, nor moving here. I was so burned out and so exhausted, for personal and professional reasons. I needed time to reset. I wanted a drastic change, and so I made it happen for myself.
As my father once texted me on my birthday, “Momo makes Momo.” I am the creator of my own destiny, and I can’t wait to see what I do next, what lies in store for me in the future.
Thank you all for all of your help and guidance. I appreciate it more than you know.
本当にほっとしました。不器用な子だけど、イギリスでたくさん友達（彼氏も！）作って幸せになってね！