My summer plans changed, what should I do now?

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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I’m a rising high school junior who was going to intern at my county executive’s office but my parents didn’t want me to b/c they think it’s too much of a commitment (9-5 for two months), especially since I’m not being paid and I disagreed at first but now I think they’re right. Then, I was going to do a creative writing workshop but it’s in-person and I’m going to be in Kathmandu, where my extended family is, for the entire summer so I can’t do that, either. My family there has some connections that might be able to get me an internship but I’m feeling iffy about doing that b/c I feel like I wouldn’t really be earning something that was just handed to me so now I’m a little stuck.

Anyway, I’d be interested in doing something writing and/or literature-related b/c that’s what I want to study in college but I’m a little lost as to what. A lot of programs that were online last year are now in-person, which doesn’t work for me, and any internship I’ve found online that I would do in-person in Kathmandu has a commitment of 3 months and I’m only there for 2.

Anybody have any thoughts as to what I could do?

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Teenager jobs are great for teenagers! Ex., ice cream shop, restaurant, park district.

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Lean into it! You are a creative writer- famously an activity that is not location dependent yet benefits from exploring new (real or not) locations!

You are in a country that for a big part of your family is ‘home’. What are similar-age relatives doing with their summer? If they are working, work. If they are playing, b/c summer work for their peer group is not a thing, be creative (!) and make yourself a writing project.

Put some serious thought into what your goal for the summer could be, based on the sort of creative writing you like to do. Historical fiction / poetry / sci-fi / short stories & more all lend themselves to your situation beautifully. If you don’t know which sort appeals to you, set yourself the task of doing something similar across several genres!

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My kids worked every summer starting freshman year of high school. My daughters started as cashiers and hostesses, and moved into waitressing, one bartending, making it easy to get a job anywhere.

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