Random Scrap:
There were many international students who didn't work and could focus on just studying and enjoying their lives. I envied their freedom. I know, nothing was supposed to give you more satisfaction than becoming a self-made millionaire. There were many guests at the restaurants who were rumored to make millions completely from scratch. Most of them were always very polite and happy to chat with you. They carried this aura of ease, self-confidence and success around them. Sometimes one would ask where you were from and when told that you worked to make money for studying they wished you good luck. You were happy to serve them but really, I wouldn't have cared if instead of the encouragement they stood up and handed me a cheque for ten thousand dollars. But that was not going to happen so I had to think of something else. Michael's was probably as good as it got when it came to jobs. And that's how I came out with another option - winning money at a casino. There were a few of them in the desert and one in particular didn't care about your age as long as you turned at least eighteen.