Of Private tutoring

Having being frustrated at failed attempts in the retail and direct-selling business, the 17 year old turns to a different type of business venture, the service business.

As a young, inexperienced 17 year old, there obviuosly isn't much he can do in terms of providing excellent services. So, after a few moments of thinking and deliberation, he decides to become a private tutor.

The first target, his younger cousin.

He calls up his aunt and negotiates a deal to provide science tuition to his cousin at 20 bucks an hour. The negotiations were succesful. Hooray!! However, the transportation fees to his aunt's place are quite pricey, which results in an extra 5 bucks being thrown in for transportation purposes.

The 17 year old is quite pleased now that he is earning a good 35 bucks once a week. Everything seems to be working out perfectly....until the tuition classes start....

His younger cousin, being his younger cousin has always considered the 17 year old to be the fun older cousin.. so when the 17 year old comes along touting himself as a tutor, things get a bit difficult....

tutoring his young cousin, who is 13 this year, is tough mainly due to his short attention span and the fact that his mind is constantly floating off to his Xbox.. which sits only a few feet away.

But through pure grit and perseverance, The 17 year old manages to get his lesson across and.. hopefully, taught his cousin something. The class ends with a relieved look on his cousin's face who then practically jumps right in front of the Xbox and starts playing all in one single fluid motion.

The job may be unsatisfying and stressful, but at least it pays well....

And the 17 year old has to now worry about next week's class......

to be continued...