The Urgency of Money
My remodel loan required immediate attention. I am energized by the wet green Northwest, the urban environment of Portland Oregon (not the traffic), and my kid – and the solution is an occupational therapy travel assignment. It pays a per-diem that is tax free money and if I can find affordable housing, I can make some money and spend time in the city with the kid. But, it means working 40hr/week in conditions that another therapist would not accept because of reasons you don’t know until you get there and go to work.
It usually involves learning more about my profession, adapting to change and accepting people for who they are and the pressures that drive their behavior. It is practice for not reacting but in paying attention in a very distracting environment.
My youngest kid loves the city, so I come to have a guide with this vast sea of people who dress funny, come in unique colors, talk crazy and have a kind of happiness not related to group think or conformity. Portland’s motto, is to “Keep Portland Weird”. It is the antidote to Mesa County Colorado, a Republican stronghold.
