SummerBreak

　　Sven:“hiWendy”

　　Wendy:“hiSven”

　　Sven:“only2moreweeksofclasses,8schooldaysactuallythenexamsstart”

　　Wendy:“yes.Iwillbegladwhenexamsareover.Igetpanickyandverystressedat

　　examtime.IfindmyselfeatingconstantlyandIdon’tseemtofindanytimeto

　　exercise”

　　Sven:“examsdon’tbothermethatmuch.Thisyearmostofthemarksformycourses

　　werebasedonassignmentsandresearchprojects.Ionlyhave2exams”

　　Wendy:“you’relucky.Ihave5.Ialsoneedtogetgoodmarksover80%orIwontbe

　　abletokeepmyscholarship”

　　Sven:“whatareyoudoingforsummerbreak?’

　　Wendy:“IwouldliketogotoItalyandworkatarestaurantinFlorence.Myuncle

　　ownsarestaurantspecializinginseafoodandhehasofferedmeajobforthesummer.

　　InItalytherearelotsofEnglishspeakingtouristssohewouldliketohavesomeone

　　fluentinEnglish.Itwouldalsobeanexcellentopportunityformetopracticemy

　　Italian.IhopetobeatranslatoronedaysoIneedtobefluentinseverallanguages”

　　Sven:“thatwouldbeawonderfulsummer!”

　　Wendy:“yesIknow.Ireallywanttogo.Theproblemismyfatherhadaheartattack3

　　weeksago.He’soutofthehospitalnowandnotintoomuchdangerbuthecannotdo

　　mucharoundthehouse.MybrotherisoverseaswiththeairforcesoIamtheonlyone

　　tohelpmymotheraroundthehouse.Itissuchadilemma.Idon’tknowwhattodo”

　　Sven:“yesIcouldseethatwouldbeaverydifficultdecision.Youareonlyyoungonce

　　thoughandachancetogotoFlorenceforthesummersoundsliketheopportunityof

　　alifetime”

　　Wendy:“I’mleaningtowardsgoingtoItalybutIjustfeelsoguilty.WhataboutuSven.

　　Whatareyourplansforthesummer?”

　　Sven:“wellIhaveadilemmatoo.IwouldlovetogotoNepalandvolunteerwithan

　　NGOthatcouldusemetoinstructlocalresidentsinengineeringskills.Itwouldbea

　　chancetosharewhatIalreadyknowandIthinkitwouldbereallyinterestingto

　　spend4monthsinNepal.However,Idon’tfindoutuntilnextweekwhetherornotI

　　havebeenacceptedintotheprogram.IfIdogetacceptedIwon’tbemakingany

　　moneyandIneedmoneytoreturntouniversityformyfinalyearinSeptember”

　　Wendy:“ifyoudon’tgotoNepalwherewouldyouwork?”

　　Sven:“Idon’tknow.Ihavehadsomeinterviewswithsomeconstructioncompanies.

　　Therearealotofnewhighrisesandhotelsgoingupinthesouthsideofthecity.

　　Therewere3companiesthatthoughttheywouldhaveaplaceformetodomanual

　　laborandthepayisgood.Noneofthe3companiesareunionizedbuttheyallpay

　　unionwages.IwouldpreferanofficejobwhereIcouldusetheengineeringskillsI

　　havealreadyacquired.Ihaveappliedtoseveralcompaniesforinsideworkbutonly2

　　haverespondedtomyapplicationsandneitherseemsverypromising.Itwouldlook

　　muchbetteronmyresumeafterIgraduateifIhadworkexperienceinmyfield.Also

　　manyengineeringstudentsgethiredaftertheygraduatebythecompanytheyworked

　　fortheprevioussummer”

　　Wendy:“Icanseeyourproblem.IfIgettheopportunitytogotoNepalIwould

　　probablygo.Cantu