School has been out for a week now.
I wanted to post the day it was over in order to best capture my raw thoughts and feelings, but wrapping up a year can be exhausting, mentally and physically.
There was lots of packing, cleaning, double checking, chasing administrators, check lists, and various other seemingly unimportant things to get done.
Tragically and not-so-tragically, the German program was sacrificed under the sharp guillotine of budget cuts. Tragically because I hate to see German not be an option for students. The argument that German is not a "necessary" language and that it takes a back seat to Spanish is no longer accurate or relevant. German is more common on the internet than Spanish, and it is a dominating economic power in the world. It just seems like everyone is speaking Spanish; if you really listen, you can hear them speaking German...
And tragically for the students who just needed one more year.
My heart breaks for the students in general.
Not-so-tragically because I am free. Free to leave Farmville.
I am free to leave Farmville.
leave Farmville.
What does that mean?!
After 6 years my mailing address will not include Farmville, VA? Is it really possible?!
Is it really happening?
I am still trying to process that and then find "the next step".
There's a school in Hampton that needs a German teacher and the interview I had went really well. In fact, I got a call yesterday asking for me to come in for an interview with the Assistant Principal. The school system in Hampton seems to be very foreign language driven which makes me excited to possibly work there.
But I want to travel...
I just feel like I need to get out of the country. Not trying to escape anything, but I haven't done a major trip in a long long time. 4 years! It's killing me. I'm restless.
So I've been looking at nannying/au pair jobs abroad. I love kids and it would be a great way to get over there (wherever "there" is) and not have to worry about lodging and things like that. I'm just torn as to which way I'm supposed to go.
I've been seeking God's will so single-mindedly that I've completely ignored seeking Him.
Probably cause for the lack of clarity about what to do.
Here I am again in this spot of "I can do anything, so what do I do?"
a bittersweet blessing.
I wanted to post the day it was over in order to best capture my raw thoughts and feelings, but wrapping up a year can be exhausting, mentally and physically.
There was lots of packing, cleaning, double checking, chasing administrators, check lists, and various other seemingly unimportant things to get done.
Tragically and not-so-tragically, the German program was sacrificed under the sharp guillotine of budget cuts. Tragically because I hate to see German not be an option for students. The argument that German is not a "necessary" language and that it takes a back seat to Spanish is no longer accurate or relevant. German is more common on the internet than Spanish, and it is a dominating economic power in the world. It just seems like everyone is speaking Spanish; if you really listen, you can hear them speaking German...
And tragically for the students who just needed one more year.
My heart breaks for the students in general.
Not-so-tragically because I am free. Free to leave Farmville.
I am free to leave Farmville.
leave Farmville.
What does that mean?!
After 6 years my mailing address will not include Farmville, VA? Is it really possible?!
Is it really happening?
I am still trying to process that and then find "the next step".
There's a school in Hampton that needs a German teacher and the interview I had went really well. In fact, I got a call yesterday asking for me to come in for an interview with the Assistant Principal. The school system in Hampton seems to be very foreign language driven which makes me excited to possibly work there.
But I want to travel...
I just feel like I need to get out of the country. Not trying to escape anything, but I haven't done a major trip in a long long time. 4 years! It's killing me. I'm restless.
So I've been looking at nannying/au pair jobs abroad. I love kids and it would be a great way to get over there (wherever "there" is) and not have to worry about lodging and things like that. I'm just torn as to which way I'm supposed to go.
I've been seeking God's will so single-mindedly that I've completely ignored seeking Him.
Probably cause for the lack of clarity about what to do.
Here I am again in this spot of "I can do anything, so what do I do?"
a bittersweet blessing.
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