My application to teach in Spain is filled out, and waiting to be submitted online. All it takes is the click of a button. But there is just something about it that makes me so unable to click it just yet. Maybe it's because once I submit it, I can't edit it. And I haven't figured out a way to tell them that I will be teaching English in Pittsburgh for 6 months starting..... now!
I have my first training session for teaching ESL classes this Saturday. I am pretty pumped. I am not sure what to expect, but I am excited. I hope I get a really fun/talkative group. And I definitely think this will be a great experience.
I'm basically signing on to teach 4 hours/week for 6 months. That is a HUGE time commitment. But, let's face it. I don't have much of a life going on now anyway. haha. And really, I hope I enjoy doing this, so that I will feel more comfortable moving to Spain to make this my occupation for a year.
Speaking of.. MOVING TO SPAIN?! again?! I get butterflies in my tummy when I think about the possibility. My friend Rachel is also applying to this program, (it's through the Spanish government, by the way), so hopefully we will both get to go, and then we can meet up and travel around together! It will be the coolest, I am sure of it.
I know I am still in the application process, and there is a lot to think about before I make the decision to actually go. But I'm just trying to open up the opportunity for myself now. I definitely will need some prayer on the issue though!
Oh! And, my boss asked me last week if I'd like to go to some "Survival Spanish Classes for Correctional Officers". I realize it is for COs, and I am already able to "survive" in Spanish. But she wants me to go so that I can "see what they teach, and how they teach it", and then, maybe I can help teach the medical staff relevant material for them. What?! I told her I'd be delighted! So those classes are coming up in March. But wow. Maybe language teaching is turning out to be my career. haha
Gah! So that's the exciting stuff going on with me. I mean, there's more. But that's enough for one post. :)
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Raquel! It sounds like you have a lot of really exciting things coming up! I will be in Spain, too! So hopefully we can coordinate dates and see each other in our second home. :) Te echo de menos, amiga.
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