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bmgb · 08-18-2003, 07:34 PM

I moved to Whidbey Island (60 miles or so NW of Seattle) in 1993 at the age of 17 with no HS diploma or anything. I was able to get work right away through a government program called Private Industry Council (the program may have been renamed). I worked in a thrift store for a while, then moved to being a "Custodian's Assistant" at an elementary school. I lived in a run down trailer and walked two miles one way to the bus every day (down and up a steep gravel road). And I liked it!

Sorry this is becoming like a familiar SNL skit.

There might be some opportunities on the island. There's a community college there you can go to for free if you're unemployed. They also have a bus system that's free to ride.

I don't know much about Seattle. I love visiting there, but I've heard the cost of living is quite high.

08-18-2003, 07:34 PM	#5
bmgb Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MN Posts: 231	I moved to Whidbey Island (60 miles or so NW of Seattle) in 1993 at the age of 17 with no HS diploma or anything. I was able to get work right away through a government program called Private Industry Council (the program may have been renamed). I worked in a thrift store for a while, then moved to being a "Custodian's Assistant" at an elementary school. I lived in a run down trailer and walked two miles one way to the bus every day (down and up a steep gravel road). And I liked it! Sorry this is becoming like a familiar SNL skit. There might be some opportunities on the island. There's a community college there you can go to for free if you're unemployed. They also have a bus system that's free to ride. I don't know much about Seattle. I love visiting there, but I've heard the cost of living is quite high. __________________ That gun will replace your tongue. You will learn to speak through it. And your poetry will be written in blood. - Nobody