Here’s an update guys…while I was waiting for the letter, the job I wanted got filled by another candidate. I printed out all the teaching job vacancies in my subject and visited the schools in person but they have no space for me as they have so many degreed candidates. My younger sister already graduated this semester and I’m just isolating myself from my friends because I can’t really explain myself…after all some of them have finished law school in the time I took to get my degree. Sometimes I pine to meet new people but then I dread the question “so what are you studying/where do you work” because I have no answers for either.
I would think this was a blessing if I had some money, because this would be a perfect window of time for me to go abroad for a few months and get out of my rut. But I currently have $40 in my bank account…so it’s more saalan than starbucks for me these days. i know..woe is me blah blah lol
On top of this, last Juma Mr. Love (my college friend who likes me..and vice versa 
) called me. He said he had just attended namaaz with his dad and the khutbah was about marriage. He said the khutbah inspired him to discuss marriage with his dad. And then they went home and he told the whole family about me…and his dad asked each one about their opinion…and dad also called Love’s other sister in canada on speakerphone to ask her consent. and they all said they like me, and then went out for dinner. mann i was soo overwhelmed with this info; i was feeling ‘aww’ at his breathlessness and light happy voice but inside freaking out and anxious. I’m SO not ready!! And he says his parents are visiting the States in November so it would be a good time to talk to my parents. I have no degree, no full time job, and have yet to accomplish any of my dreams. 
But after a few days, I mustered up the courage and talked to my mom. Mom said she likes him, but her answer is ‘no’ until he gets his Master’s and I get my degree. And she said “tell him not to send his parents until that time”..problem is that’s 2 years down the line (for his Master’s) so he says that’s a really long time and he would like to get things started before then. But Mom says hum baat kaise shuru karein…in order to settle here, he needs to be ‘employable’. I was thinking about prepping for med school in this time but I can’t keep him waiting for 4 years…and also he is in Dubai, I would be in Grenada. lahorikudi i know what you say is true for people who have done everything on ‘track’, like graduating on time…but sometimes 2 ppl aren’t on the same timeline. Anyway he is at least understanding enough to wait 2 years…but the question now is what do I do with my life in those 2 years?