Summarizer. Section 2. Pages 30-59. Kassi Bierman

     This chapter begins by describing her new job place, Jerry's.  She describes is as much busier than Hearthside.  She was complimented for showing up for her second day of work, because most new workers can't even handle that.  She then realizes these two jobs are too difficult and decides to quit her job at Hearthside (she received more money at Jerry's).  She begins to make friends at Jerry's, or at least become more acquainted with her co-workers.  Once she saves some money she decides to combine that with her emergency funds and move out of her apartment.  She rents out the trailer that she had previously looked at; it is only ten miles from her work.  One day at work she finds out that one of her friends, George from Czech, whom she was slowly teaching English, had stolen from the storage shed at Jerry's. 


     Later in the section she lands a job in housekeeping at the nearby hotel.  She is told there that no one has lasted more than five days working at these two jobs.  She doesn't return to her next day of work.  One day back at Jerry's things got a little crazy.  She was handling too many tables at once and being asked to do a lot of extra work.  After being yelled at by one of her bosses she chooses to walk out in the middle of her shift.  She doesn't go back and gives the keys to one of her homeless co-workers for the remaining of her rent that she had payed.
     After this she moves to Maine for her next part of the experiment.  She learns that housing will be just as expensive as in Key West.  She stays in a Motel 6 while house and job hunting.  After viewing one room to rent and finding it disturbing she find an apartment for $120 a week, decent price for this area.  The section ends with her applying to various jobs around the area, avoiding serving jobs.

     The author write this section of the book very well.  She describes every event very clearly so the readers completely understand what is going on.  She does a good job of not portraying herself above anyone else that she comes in contact with; she treats herself as one of them.  This shows that she is taking this experiment seriously and trying to understand it from all perspectives.  She doesn't hold back any information, leaving the readers with little questions after reading.