re: the gloominess of Entry 11:
Although some impossibly high percentage of my family live here (over 95%) I have family up country I could try calling and see if they can put in a word for you/get you a job at their place of work.
And friends and friends' families too.
It probably won't pay too well though.
And my dad knows people all over the country too.

I can't promise anything at all, especially availability and pay, but I can certainly ask. Besides, I think I still have a copy of your CV on the laptop so I can email it to them to show their employers if that's okay with you?