Hello, my name is Edward Oliver and this is my first blog posting on Blogger. I have written blogs before on film review websites and other sites like Myspace. My first blog I am going to talk about was my summer adventure on how it went from terrible to terrific.
From what I've seen, most people are excited when school lets out and the endless summer 
vacation starts. People have plans for vacations, partying with their friends, or just making money. I can definitely say I was thrown through a loop and this summer didn't exactly go as planned. I originally decided to stay in Buffalo and take summer classes to catch up and hopefully graduate on time. The very first day when the spring semester ended was a mark that would change everything I planned for this summer. 
it was jumped and when I did get it to start it wasn't driving properly. I had to call Triple A several times in one week just to get to work and school. Things were just not looking up for this boy. Basically because of the longer hours at work and the troublesome little car, which kept acting up, I was struggling with my summer classes.
offer and flew out the same weekend. He had me working on tractor trailers and giant forklifts around different parts of California. It was an awesome experience for me because I learned the basic development of his organization on how its applied to everyday society. I also worked with mostly mexicans on the job so my spanish has improved over the last month. I learned a lot about the Mexican-American culture. They are hard working, crazy people, who like to play jokes on white kids from New york.
vacation starts. People have plans for vacations, partying with their friends, or just making money. I can definitely say I was thrown through a loop and this summer didn't exactly go as planned. I originally decided to stay in Buffalo and take summer classes to catch up and hopefully graduate on time. The very first day when the spring semester ended was a mark that would change everything I planned for this summer. It first started out when my (summer) sub-leaser called-in and said "I can no longer afford your apartment for the summer. My money situation has changed and unfortunately I am not going to be able to move in with you." This what a big deal because I needed a summer leaser to help me pay for rent. In March I had her sign an approved contract stating she would lease the apartment with me through the months of Mid-May to Mid-August. I decided to let this problem go because of court fees and time I did not have.
Just when I thought my luck couldn't get any worse, it did. My car wouldn't start unless
it was jumped and when I did get it to start it wasn't driving properly. I had to call Triple A several times in one week just to get to work and school. Things were just not looking up for this boy. Basically because of the longer hours at work and the troublesome little car, which kept acting up, I was struggling with my summer classes. When the month of July rolled around my vacation time at work came up and I got to go home for my little sisters high school graduation party and see my friends and family. My family and friends immediately noticed something was wrong with my image. Being the outgoing and happy-go-lucky guy I was the light just didn't seem to shine on me.
My friends wanted to cheer me up so they brought me to one of the local bars
in the back of town. I didn't expect much that night, but the bar was oddly crowed. It was really cool hanging out with some friends I haven't seen in awhile. The DJ at the bar kept making announcements about winning prizes all night, one of which were movie tickets. I ended up wining won two tickets to see The Dark Knight movie two days before anyone else could see it. I was so excited to see the movie and rub it in everyone's face who had to wait two more days to see the movie.
My uncle called my and asked me if I wanted to work for him out in California. He knew I was struggling with money and wanted to see if I'd work for month at his company. I took the
offer and flew out the same weekend. He had me working on tractor trailers and giant forklifts around different parts of California. It was an awesome experience for me because I learned the basic development of his organization on how its applied to everyday society. I also worked with mostly mexicans on the job so my spanish has improved over the last month. I learned a lot about the Mexican-American culture. They are hard working, crazy people, who like to play jokes on white kids from New york. This summer was definitely one for the record book. I wasn't the greatest at first, but it really ended well. I know I will be better prepared if I ever end up in a situation like I was in before and I should stress over money or other things that bring people down.
