Life in Ice

The Land of Peach Trees was calling my name and I answered. I ended up landing in the middle of Kennesaw Georgia next to a cool university called, yep you guessed it, Kennesaw State University-where an escaped convict was running around last night. Never a dull moment in Georgia.
I have been trying to find a temporary job until I head back home, but as it is elsewhere, the job market is extremely slow here. The unemployment rate here is almost 10% and everyone is looking. I go for job interviews (K.L.S.C. and PriMerica) and they do not like the fact that I will be leaving in April. The others (home depot and walmart) who accept seasonal employees, I have to turn down because I see others applying who are head of households trying to afford food for their families. I'm not that in need of a job. I would be grateful to have one, but since I am leaving I don't want to take away someones income. Plus it's kinda fun hanging out in the middle of Civil War History.
I had a job interview with K.L.S.C. in Sandy Springs. This is a good company to work for if you want to make a large amount of money and if you want to be a pushy salesperson. I had a quick ten minute interview with the head boss who asked that I come back for a second interview. I was excited and boom! He explained that the second interview would be an 8-hour interview with a trainer. Little did I know, it was actually an 8-hour work shift. I was told we would train clients about new AT&T systems. NO! I was taken in a car with two other employees and we went tracting for customers. If anyone knows me from my mission in Ohio, I LOVE tracting. I get to meet new people everyday and talk to everyone. However, selling AT&T is so much different than talking to people about religion. We were all in suits and people would come to the door and say "Good, I thought you were those __ Mormons again!" I hadn't realized the mouths on people here in the south. The F-bomb is used as frequently as Heck is in Utah. So here I am with two other guys (who were nice and fun, except for the cussing), walking down street, knocking on doors, in 10 degree weather. It was like waking through a freezer. Beautiful things happen in the cold, like understanding I never want to be a traveling salesperson no matter how much money they make. Also, I really enjoy Starbucks hot chocolate and despise pushy people.
Wow, how could freezing cold temperatures and pushy salesmen for eight hours be exciting? I'll tell ya. I had the opportunity to meet Jerome Bettis-from the Pittsburgh Stealers. He signed a card for me too! Did I say how much I love tracting! Ice cold in Roswell Georgia-a beautiful experience in my book.