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I've been in new haven for about uh, two years now.
Not really by choice but uh, ya know....
.... you do whatcha gotta do.
These are tough times.
Miss my home? Of course I do.
Am I happy here?
At least I'm not extinct.
Between jobs for about six months....
It'*** or miss.
Started out in sales, tried to work my way up....
but it turned out they were looking for someone with a bit more.... dexterity.
I have more of what you'd call a vocational training.
Some of my cousins are finding work....
Frankie's at the San Diego Zoo,
Marlene's got an acting gig with some nature documentary folks,
Steve's a marketing consultant for that soda company,
but I don't know....
None of that's really me, you know?
Maybe it's my social skills.
I'm not really a people person.
What's a bear gotta do to make friends in this town?
It's hard enough not knowing where you're gonna den tonight.
I'm not eating too well these days either.
I'm good on calories, but my fur is looking a little ragged.
Fresh seal meat is hard to come by.
I gotta admit....
sometimes it gets pretty desperate.
I've had some moments I'm not too proud of.
Where do I see myself in 5 years?
I always figured I'd go back home sooner or later,
but that's not looking like an option.
I've been thinking about heading south....
I've always wanted to try penguin.
Sometimes it doesn't seem like anyone gives a damn, ya know?
If I was a panda, maybe folks would care.
But I don't expect help from nobody.
I've been alone my whole life.
My mom abandoned me on an ice floe when I was just a cub.
At this point, I barely remember what ice even looks like.
Funny that in a world that's warming up....
.... everything still feels so cold.