International Teaching

I went to an international teaching job fair this past weekend in Boston, Massachusetts. I just got home today (Monday) because I was a victim of the 2006 Blizzard and my flights home on Sunday were cancelled. Anyway I have chosen a fork in the road of my life, which will be a major life change. I took a job for next school year, beginning in August in Amman, Jordan. I did 9 interviews in two days, and I could have had many more interviews, but I limited myself seeing as this was my first time at one of these job fairs (some people make a life long career of it). I ended up with 4 job offers: 2 in Dubai, United Arab Emirites, one in Cairo, Egypt, and of course the one I accepted. Wish me luck! I am both excited and nervous.

Going International

So sorry I have not posted in so long, but I have two very big projects going on in my life right now. I do promise I am going to tell the story of my journey to Egypt, but not until I finish my ongoing projects. I leave on Thursday morning for Boston. I am going to an international teaching job fair, where I will be lobbying schools for a job overseas. Why? Most people ask me. Well the truth is I have always wanted to see the world and not just all the tourist sites, but I really want to see how other people live their normal lives. I also have also felt the need for an adventure for several years now. Since I am single and don't have any children for now, I say why not go for it. It is a very hard decision to make, I don't want to be far away from my family and their is always the fear of the unknown and a lot of my friends and family think it is just crazy to go to different countries alone, but what is a girl to do if none of her friends or family will ever accept the invitation to go along with her? So I figure if I get a job offer from one of the schools I am interested in then it is meant to be, and if not, then it is not meant to be and I will be stuck where I am, which I am happy in my job and home, just a little bored. So wish me luck and pray that I make the right decisions in my life.