So, I went in to talk to Kaveh (back from Brazil, back in the office) today.

He told me he'd love to have me stay on in DEWA and keep working on GEO for Youth.

Which would be great news had this not been accompanied by a big BUT(t): the project is broke. I mean, NOOO money.

They didn't even really have the resources to keep me on for my last extension. And since any immediate fundraising efforts would be unlikely to show results in the near future, there was no other answer he could give: I've gotta go. Y ya.

So, it's official. My time at UNEP is quickly coming to an end (at least for now - Kaveh said he will keep me posted on any future opportunities, funding pending) and I've got to seriously start thinking about next steps. Like maybe finding a new job, in some wonderful location, doing something cool...

Or maybe I should just worry about tying up lose ends for now, and save the serious worrying for after a well-deserved vacation (when I leave PNUMA on May 10th, I'll have 8 days of accumulated days off I never took, so I'm giving myself a bit of travel time before most likely returning to Toronto in time for Marni's wedding - fingers crossed!)...

Anyways, tonight I’m hooking up with Isaac and Maria at the new Zapatista café to bid her farewell before she heads back to Spain on Monday. It’s the end of an era, folks. Oof.

P.S. If anyone is interested in seeing my C.V., or forwarding it to influential people who may be able to offer me my (next) dream job (or something tolerable to pay rent in the meantime), please let me know! I swear, I'm good! I've got references!