WOOOO AMURICA!
Man, I did a "prep session" with the 18 year old seeking asylum. The attorneys and the two of us basically went through what the interview with the judge will be like. He was a really nice guy and I made sure I wrote down what I need to work on Spanish-wise (gang-related words). He actually knows English super well. What's hard to believe is how life and death this situation is, and how much he had gone through. Now he's a cook at a restaurant near NYU. If he goes back to El Salvador he's going to die, it's hard to believe.
Earlier this week I was putting together a bankruptcy petition, and I mentioned to Jennifer that I wasn't sure whether I should put the woman's boyfriend paying her rent as income. (Turns out you must!) I said her boyfriend doesn't live with her, but is paying the rent for the apartment she lives in and wrote out a notarized statement confirming this.
If I overheard correctly, her boyfriend was rich, but they broke up so now she has to file for bankruptcy and it seems he's still paying the rent as a nice thing for now.
Somehow this turned into a conversation about sugar babies. Jennifer said it's just like having a rich boyfriend who pays everything for you, but just no strings attached. I mentioned how out of college girls, NYU has the most sugar babies. NYU PRIDE!!!!
But I also saw interviews about it because it has become a NYU problem and it doesn't seem that... great in reality (what a surprise). There's currently a new documentary being made about NYU girls doing it.
I said the only thing I don't like about these arrangements is that people who promote it make it sound like this will "advance your career" and that it's a great investment, like investing in your education. I saw a video on a recent sugar baby conference and that's all they were talking about, how empowering it is, how this will boost you and make your dreams come true.
Don't dress it up, we all know what it is XD Jennifer agreed on this point.
Jennifer then said, "I always said I would marry rich." Not sure what I said, but she then said,
J: I want to be a millionaire so I'm going to marry a millionaire.
A: Why don't you become a millionaire yourself?
J: I can't because I want to do government and public interest work.
A: So you want to marry a guy to get his money?
J: Yeah, basically.
I was so appalled XD I just thought, "Help!" I think what bothered me was the entitlement
I dunno, I can't imagine marrying a guy for his money or even relying on a guy to support me financially. I want to have my own thing going and to be able to support myself. It was hard enough for me to accept Ricardo offering to pay for lunch/dinner XD
Speaking of supporting oneself, I got the Domestic Violence Action Center scholarship for my commitment to their goals so I'm putting it towards my Shanghai dorm and now I won't have to pay anything!
After my audition where I performed Finding Nemo the lady I auditioned for said, "We'll be seeing you soon!" I'M IN! So I'm starting the film acting class this week where it's higher level and we'll see recordings of ourselves acting. I'm also starting filmmaking class this week too, eep!
I'm also a bit worried about the photography shows on July 7, 28. XD I hope the reception is fun and the closing night party on the 28th is fun too! :B
From doing photography in Shanghai to here, wow! It was just really nice to see her and we walked by every picture, giving our opinion on each XD My mom and Corinne made loud comments about my picture too, saying it was amazing LOL.
