Chapter Two

I guess this technically would be chapter two, since chapter one was my internship here. My contract at the UN is ending, and today is my last day. I was really scared of this moment, for quite some time. For the past year and a half, I was always dreading when my contract would end. I think some people thrive on the month by month contracts, but it has been very stressful for me. Nevertheless, I got amazing experience with people who are so kind and warm. I hope that I will be lucky enough to have such a supportive work environment where I go in the future.

Tomorrow I go home to California, for a much needed rest. A lot has been going on lately, and I'm waiting for news from a few sources for my future career options. I've applied to jobs in New York of course, as well as the Netherlands and Germany, where the International Criminal Court and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea are, respectively.

There are some concerts coming up, that I would like to see, depending on how quickly I can line up another job. I actually miss my coworkers at the UN already. They threw a surprise party for me, and also took me to lunch at the Delegate's Dining Room. The Delegate's Dining Room is a really nice buffet; I always liked going there.

After California, I will go to China to visit friends. I am also considering stopping by Thailand and South Korea, again depending on the job situation.

I would like to see Taylor Swift and Lykke Li in concert. Everyone knows Taylor Swift, but here are links to my two favorite songs by Lykke Li, for those who don't know her that well. They are kind of two opposite songs, ironically.

"Sleeping Alone" Lyrics:

How can I get used to
How can I forget you
Will I get used to
Sleeping alone

I never used to
How did I get to
Ever get used to
Sleeping alone

Tomorrow is a long time
Forgetting so long
I loved you a lifetime
I loved you long

Someday, somehow
Somewhere down the line
If you save your heart for mine
We'll meet again, we'll meet again

Will I get used to
Can I forget you
Don't want to get used to dancing alone

Love was my shoreline
I stare myself blind
Now was not our time
No I let you down

Someday, somehow
Somewhere down the line
If you save your heart for mine
We'll meet again, we'll meet again

Some last, some die
Some love wait till its time,
If you save your heart for mine
We'll meet again, we'll meet again

"I'm Good I'm Gone" Lyrics:

Working in the corner, peaking over shoulders, waiting for my time to come.
Working in the corner, one day to the other, butter for my piece of bun.

Stepping a stone and I'm all gone.
Give me the tone and I'm all gone
Yes I'm walking by the line,
Not here but in my mind.
Working a sweat but it's all good.
Breaking my back but it's all good.
Cause I know I'll get it back,
I know your hands will clap.

I'm working
I'm working
To make butter for my piece of bun.

And if you say I'm not okay
With miles to go.
If you say there ain't no way that I could know.
If you say I aim too high from down below,
Well say it now cause when I'm gone,
You'll be calling but I won't be at the phone.

And I'm hanging around until it's all done,
You can't keep me back once I had some.
Wasting time to get it right,
And you will see what I'm about.
Cause I'm working a sweat but it's all good,
I'm breaking my back but it's all good.
Cause I know I'll get it back, I know your hands will clap.

And if you say I'm not okay with miles to go.
If you say there ain't no way that I could know.
If you say I aim too high from down below,
Well say it now cause when I'm gone,
You'll be calling but I won't be at the phone.