My Boss and My Friend...

When I just came to this country my goal was to dedicate myself to study. After a while, I decided to find me a job, but since I did not speak the language fluently it was very hard for me to find a good one.
After looking everywhere, someone told me about a very fancy place that was about to open in the area. I went met the Manager and even though I could hardly speak to him, he appreciated my effort and gave me a chance. I started as a hostess, then waitress and after one year I was the assistent manager of the whole place. During this year I got very close to the manager we became very good friends, even more than that he treated me like family. He was also very patient; he taught me everything about the business and helped me a lot with my English and even with French.
After two and a half years of working in his restaurant, I left him to work for an accounting firm and went to school part time. Last year I decided to come back to school full time so I wanted a less demanding job; I thought of him and went back to work in the restaurant. He happily took me back, but since I new everything about the business he gave me a lot more responsabilities than I expected.
For the whole year I have not told him that I really feel overwhelmed with the amount of work because I know him very well and I know he is going to misinterpret my comment. I also feel that I owe him so much that am willing to make the effort as a way to pay him back.
Even though he pays me very well, even more than he would pay any other manager being a full time student and having to work for more than forty hours a week and having so many responsabilities is becoming way to hard.
I do not have the courage to speak to him about this issue because I know he needs me and I am concerned about his reaction; he trustes me very much and I am basically the only one he leaves in charge of the place when he is not able to be around which lately is very often, and since I think of him as family I do not want to let him down.

About Me...

I am an Accounting Major. I recently changed my minor from Hebrew to French; I love learning about different cultures I believe that is why I'd like to learn how to speak different languages.

I am a transfer student from Jersey. I am from Colombia; I have been in the States for eight years now and although it was not easy to come to a new country where you do not speak the language and everything is so different, I really enjoy the diversity and the opportunity to meet people from so many different backgrouds.