SummerBreak 　　Sven:“hiWendy” 　　Wendy:“hiSven” 　　Sven:“only2moreweeksofclasses,8schooldaysactuallythenexamsstart” 　　Wendy:“yes.Iwillbegladwhenexamsareover.Igetpanickyandverystressedat 　　examtime.IfindmyselfeatingconstantlyandIdon’tseemtofindanytimeto 　　exercise” 　　Sven:“examsdon’tbothermethatmuch.Thisyearmostofthemarksformycourses 　　werebasedonassignmentsandresearchprojects.Ionlyhave2exams” 　　Wendy:“you’relucky.Ihave5.Ialsoneedtogetgoodmarksover80%orIwontbe 　　abletokeepmyscholarship” 　　Sven:“whatareyoudoingforsummerbreak?’ 　　Wendy:“IwouldliketogotoItalyandworkatarestaurantinFlorence.Myuncle 　　ownsarestaurantspecializinginseafoodandhehasofferedmeajobforthesummer. 　　InItalytherearelotsofEnglishspeakingtouristssohewouldliketohavesomeone 　　fluentinEnglish.Itwouldalsobeanexcellentopportunityformetopracticemy 　　Italian.IhopetobeatranslatoronedaysoIneedtobefluentinseverallanguages” 　　Sven:“thatwouldbeawonderfulsummer!” 　　Wendy:“yesIknow.Ireallywanttogo.Theproblemismyfatherhadaheartattack3 　　weeksago.He’soutofthehospitalnowandnotintoomuchdangerbuthecannotdo 　　mucharoundthehouse.MybrotherisoverseaswiththeairforcesoIamtheonlyone 　　tohelpmymotheraroundthehouse.Itissuchadilemma.Idon’tknowwhattodo” 　　Sven:“yesIcouldseethatwouldbeaverydifficultdecision.Youareonlyyoungonce 　　thoughandachancetogotoFlorenceforthesummersoundsliketheopportunityof 　　alifetime” 　　Wendy:“I’mleaningtowardsgoingtoItalybutIjustfeelsoguilty.WhataboutuSven. 　　Whatareyourplansforthesummer?” 　　Sven:“wellIhaveadilemmatoo.IwouldlovetogotoNepalandvolunteerwithan 　　NGOthatcouldusemetoinstructlocalresidentsinengineeringskills.Itwouldbea 　　chancetosharewhatIalreadyknowandIthinkitwouldbereallyinterestingto 　　spend4monthsinNepal.However,Idon’tfindoutuntilnextweekwhetherornotI 　　havebeenacceptedintotheprogram.IfIdogetacceptedIwon’tbemakingany 　　moneyandIneedmoneytoreturntouniversityformyfinalyearinSeptember” 　　Wendy:“ifyoudon’tgotoNepalwherewouldyouwork?” 　　Sven:“Idon’tknow.Ihavehadsomeinterviewswithsomeconstructioncompanies. 　　Therearealotofnewhighrisesandhotelsgoingupinthesouthsideofthecity. 　　Therewere3companiesthatthoughttheywouldhaveaplaceformetodomanual 　　laborandthepayisgood.Noneofthe3companiesareunionizedbuttheyallpay 　　unionwages.IwouldpreferanofficejobwhereIcouldusetheengineeringskillsI 　　havealreadyacquired.Ihaveappliedtoseveralcompaniesforinsideworkbutonly2 　　haverespondedtomyapplicationsandneitherseemsverypromising.Itwouldlook 　　muchbetteronmyresumeafterIgraduateifIhadworkexperienceinmyfield.Also 　　manyengineeringstudentsgethiredaftertheygraduatebythecompanytheyworked 　　fortheprevioussummer” 　　Wendy:“Icanseeyourproblem.IfIgettheopportunitytogotoNepalIwould 　　probablygo.Cantu