Recently, Saturn had begun its transit to my Uranus. It will last till the 4th of July (before it returns for a short while next year) and will station twice in the meantime.
I had this transit a while ago, for a few weeks back in late 2017 (Saturn 45° Uranus). My mother had recently gotten out from the hospital after some gastric issues and a surgery, and she requested that I take care of her while she recovers. I was worried this would last for many months, and I strongly felt that my personal freedom would be restricted by taking care of her. Was very frustrated inside but didn't reveal it to anyone. Then I eventually accepted it, it was during school break anyway and I got the hang of it, and she recovered quite soon by the time school reopened.
So when I saw this transit coming, I thought it would be myself feeling limited in my future internship because I feel overworked, burdened with responsibilities or something (and it could be that, my internship only begins in the middle of May) but I was already given the bitter medicine of this transit early on, just a couple of days ago.
I applied to a few places in hopes of getting an internship. I got two offers so far, one from a prominent human rights NGO in the country, and another from my Member of Parliament's office. I was even interviewed by my MP. (Well, not exactly my MP but from a constituency right next to mine. He's probably the only openly pro-LGBT politician, in this country where any such support voiced by any other politician would mean political suicide.)
Before I accept any offer, I would have to gain the approval of my course coordinator first (technically we need the Dean's approval, but if my coordinator approves, then so would the Dean). And so on the 13th of April, 12.59pm, she sent a message saying "I don't think the two will be approved. I would recommend you to look for something else while we wait for your approval."
I think she rejected her approval politely (or we are indeed waiting for the Dean's approval). I guess it's probably because the first is a human rights NGO that regularly takes part in demonstrations and the latter is a political office.
I really do feel very restricted and frustrated. Both of these job offers are great offers in great organisations/offices, in my humble opinion. I would gain lots of really valuable experience in either of them. I even told a lecturer that I got called for an interview with my MP (because the interview clashes with the final hour of his class, so I would need to excuse myself early) and even he said that it would be a great opportunity if I get accepted into his office.
Oh well. Back to looking for jobs. I really hope I will get approved to intern under either office, but I'm finding for other ways I can perhaps make use of my passion for human rights in my internship (like applying to human rights law firms).
(But I appreciate your sharing the story since it's a great transit story.)
