For some time, the PLRG team has been toying with the idea of adding a blog to the site. Though some people do like to refer to our site as a “blog” we try very hard to bring you the latest tricks, sales and deals that are relevant to your PoorLittleLife, with just a dash of our everyday lives mixed in and not the other way around. But, we still felt like there was something missing- a personal account of the trials and tribulations that we all face, even in the simplest of situations. Our site was missing a real life story of a PLRG that was relatable and relevant. And then our buddy Jinna Yun came back from Africa.

While we’ve all been catching cabs to hit up the latest party and ordering delivery from Grub Hub, Jinna has been halfway across the world experiencing things most of us can only imagine. But, this super talented television producer has now found herself back in Chicago and without a job. I’ll go ahead and just let her introduce herself:

On paper, I’m not a bad catch. I’ve got my bachelor and masters degrees from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. (Go ‘Cats!) I’ve never been convicted of a felony. And I speak Korean, French, and Swahili. (Ahn young! Bonjour! Jambo!) So when I got a scholarship covering all my expenses to live in Africa for a year, I quit my job at PBS and boarded a plane to Nairobi. “I’ll find another job when I get back. No big deal.”

Well, I was wrong. Really fucking wrong. The financial shitstorm went into Category 5 while I was hammock napping in Zanzibar and hookah smoking in Mombasa. Now I’m back in Chicago and looking for work. With the economy as volatile as MJ’s bloodstream, job hunting is riddled with — to put it euphemistically — “adventures.” And some may say it’s worth blogging about.

We certainly think it is! Since around December 2008 we’ve been getting emails from PLRG’s updating us on just how difficult it has become to find a job in Chicago. We’ve also heard from some of you worrying about how you are going to keep the job you have now.

Well ladies, now you don’t have to go it alone. Follow Jinna on her Adventures in Job Hunting and we promise you’ll at least laugh as much as you cry along the way.

(Lacey Brenly)