Day 31 (Sunday, Mar. 14): Chile (The Country) and My New Photography Job

Day Thirty-One (Sunday, March 14, 2010)
There have been a lot of worldwide disasters, including the one in Chile. Some really good friends of mine are Chilean and boarded a plane on Sunday to go help their country for awhile. On a personal scale, this is one of the bravest things I've witnessed in a long time. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to do that, to be completely honest. They are a good example to me.

Another wonderful thing happened to me: I got hired!!! I'm a photographers assistant and even got my first paycheck! My boss paid me for my hour and a half work at the park in Davie. The mother and sons who we photographed were just so sweet and fun to photograph. I held the lighting thing (still learning terminology...) and gophered a lot. It was SO fun! Furthermore, when I asked how she felt about it, Monica told me it would be more than fine for me to throw in my input and suggestions at her shoots. Wow! Best non-internship, internship ever!

Embarrassingly, I was late. I took a wrong turn near my destination and was 25 minutes late. Ugh. Desperate, I called my folks to ask if they could help guide me to my destination. My dad patiently guided me to where I was supposed to be, and I don't know what I would've done without him! From now on, I'm going to give myself 30-45 minutes extra to get somewhere, rather than just 10-15.