It is now 2012, I have yet to find anything other than temp work. Honestly, I made more money working as a hotel desk clerk than I do as a teacher.

I am also bilingual, which used to be considered a major plus. Now it is only considered a plus if you have a degree in business or social work, no one cares about your foreign language studies or any quality control over your actual ability to speak another language.

On top of that I am now 40. I have no hope left whatseover of ever having anything more than minimum wage jobs (I currently work 3 jobs, and still cannot afford to pay my basic bills). I never go out and have not taken any vacation time since 2003. I even had to continue to work while having pneumonia, as taking time of to be sick would have cost me my jobs (yes, they told me I would be fired!).

I really wish I had just dropped out of high school, then I would still have the same income as now without all the debt of having gone to college.