The Graduate Lifeguard
The economy has been brutal on the workforce here in California, where the state unemployment rate has risen to 12%. As for my story, I have a B.S. degree from a major university, yet found myself unemployed for the first year when my husband and I were stationed here. I'm grateful to have steady work lifeguarding now, but it's quite demoralizing that with all my education and 10 years of experience in my career field, I'm relegated to doing the same job I was doing when I was 15 years old!!! I have several friends here who still can't find work though, so I'm one of the lucky ones. Let us hope that our economy is on its way to a swift recovery.
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon 18-55mm
Exposure: 0.4
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Taken on November 10, 2009