Canadian and Jobless

Sleeping in until noon and having the whole day to lounge around in a robe doing whatever your heart desires might sound like the dream life when students are overwhelmed with jobs and school work, but Daniel Brownlee feels otherwise. "I hate it, I really wish I could work and have an actual good job," said Brownlee.

Brownlee, a Sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering, is on his off track and jobless. Brownlee is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada and his F1 student Visa permits him to only work on-campus on his off track. Brownlee spends his days sleeping in, working on business plans, and working out. While these activities were nice at first, they quickly grow tiresome.

Brownlee applied for several jobs on campus with no luck. "I was beaten out by a professional plumber for a job doing maintenance for the school," said Brownlee. "People seem less likely to hire international students because of the hassle of all the extra paperwork and having to wait for me to get a social security number." The search for a job in the this economic climate is tough for the average American student, but even more challenging for international students such as Brownlee.