Official Life Livers' Journal (original) (raw)

i need help!

and i need people to be honest, cause i realize that i might not be being realistic. okay, let me get down to this. next august or september i'd like to move out of my parents' house and into a place of my own. not only do i think it's time cause we all annoy each other all the time, but i also want to live with other people my age and be able to be more social (ambler is not the most happening place in the world). i have been thinking about the manayunk/roxborogh area because it's a neighborhood, there's lots of young people, and from what i've seen in "roommate wanted" ads recently, it looks as though it's something in my price range (which is about 400amonthplusutilities....soabout400 a month plus utilities....so about 400amonthplusutilities....soabout500 total). now i know my price range is pretty pathetic, but keep in mind i'm still in school and would be doing this on my own.

now, here's the tough questions. when i get back from rome, what should i do all summer? on the one hand i feel like i should work nonstop and try to make as much money as possible, but on the other hand i really would like to do an internship with someone like the ACLU. also, it would help me out immensely if i took at least two classes, because i will only be taking 12 credits a semester from now on. so...should i just work? if so, where? should i take classes (really want to do)? should i intern? does interning depend on if i will get paid and if so, how much i would make? i need some advice, life livers! thanks.