I work at Dunkin Donuts from 4 am till 9am baking bagels, the rest of the day surf on-line, sleep, watch Andrei Tarkovsky's classic Christian movies (rent from netflix.com for 10 usd\month) read biography of Winston Churchill by American named Manchester, make new friends, celebrate Christmas, get and eat Christmas presents, call online for free some countries, read politics in Ukraine, wathced yesterday a hi tech new movie for 9 usd Golden compass and walked in the mall where the movie complex is located. I have only Sunday off, work 30 hours a week but too lazy to earn more.
I may fly to Kiev after filling out tax forms and filing them in Virginia in January and getting to europe in february.
Man plans but...
have a good day
living Between America and Ukraine, experiencing God-shocks and satan-shocks as I go along, looking forward for help on the way
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
winter news
In summer I paid 755 USD for a US immigration visa and paid 720 USD to get by plane to US shore. In Kiev my brother footed the medical check-up bill for immigration in July. I was just reviewing my financial statistics after I hastily left Ukraine on July 21 in an old Soviet bus to European Poland.
My first rent was 450 USD for a room with a private bathroom in Virginia Beach in August, I made only 540 USd working in a Greek owned American pancake house where I burned my left foot on 13th August. In September I started renting in Norfolk at 350 USD plus 50% of water bill (370 total). I lived not far from the beach and my landlord gave me 50 USD back because he didn't have a matress for me to sleep. So September rent was around 320. October rent was 350, November saw me move out to an old house room where i live now for 300 USD/month. I have free internet wi-fi here and enjoy reading books and biking around the neighborhood, shopping and meeting new young people. On Monday I kick off working for Dunkin-donuts at 4 am. the restaurant is 10 minutes away.
When I work at Arby's I started at 6,85 per hour and then was paid 7 per hour and a free meal. I worked around 120 hours a month at Arby's.
This is a simple report on proletarian wages in Virginia where I have no benefits, no insurance etc.
My first rent was 450 USD for a room with a private bathroom in Virginia Beach in August, I made only 540 USd working in a Greek owned American pancake house where I burned my left foot on 13th August. In September I started renting in Norfolk at 350 USD plus 50% of water bill (370 total). I lived not far from the beach and my landlord gave me 50 USD back because he didn't have a matress for me to sleep. So September rent was around 320. October rent was 350, November saw me move out to an old house room where i live now for 300 USD/month. I have free internet wi-fi here and enjoy reading books and biking around the neighborhood, shopping and meeting new young people. On Monday I kick off working for Dunkin-donuts at 4 am. the restaurant is 10 minutes away.
When I work at Arby's I started at 6,85 per hour and then was paid 7 per hour and a free meal. I worked around 120 hours a month at Arby's.
This is a simple report on proletarian wages in Virginia where I have no benefits, no insurance etc.
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