on growing up.
I've been an inclusion special ed teacher since August. I'm still struggling a bit to get accustomed to the idea of having a grown-up job, and some days are better than others. Some days the teacher side of me gets really disappointed in the kids, but then the radical/social part of me recognizes that the kids (I teach at an inner-city-ish high school) have a lot of reasons to be fucking angry. I'm still working to find the balance that works to where I won't be miserable and dread most of my days at work.
I'm also planning on using this job as a means to save a bunch of money so I can travel for several months next year. The first plan is to leave for a cross-country bike tour soon after school lets out (June 14- not that I'm counting the days or anything. Honest. Not this guy.) and fly to california (somewhere around santa cruz), and ride through some national parks and up the coast to portland. From there, we'll head to missoula, then through yellowstone and the rockies, then east from there. Once I get back to north carolina, I'd like to finally make that Iceland trip happen, with potential stops in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. If all goes well, the bike tour and euro trip will take around four or five months, so, needless to say, I don't plan on teaching Fall semester of next school year, and I'm ok with that. There is still a whole lot of living I plan on doing, and having a grown up job is kind of getting in the way of that.
I am, once again, talking about taking a blood oath to swear off romance forever, I just haven't gone through with it. Yet. Yet. I'm just looking for the right ocean-side cliff to do it on, honest. I'll let you know when I find it.
So, yes, that's what's been going on with me (for any of you that I'm not friends with on the facebook).
How are you?
I'm also planning on using this job as a means to save a bunch of money so I can travel for several months next year. The first plan is to leave for a cross-country bike tour soon after school lets out (June 14- not that I'm counting the days or anything. Honest. Not this guy.) and fly to california (somewhere around santa cruz), and ride through some national parks and up the coast to portland. From there, we'll head to missoula, then through yellowstone and the rockies, then east from there. Once I get back to north carolina, I'd like to finally make that Iceland trip happen, with potential stops in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. If all goes well, the bike tour and euro trip will take around four or five months, so, needless to say, I don't plan on teaching Fall semester of next school year, and I'm ok with that. There is still a whole lot of living I plan on doing, and having a grown up job is kind of getting in the way of that.
I am, once again, talking about taking a blood oath to swear off romance forever, I just haven't gone through with it. Yet. Yet. I'm just looking for the right ocean-side cliff to do it on, honest. I'll let you know when I find it.
So, yes, that's what's been going on with me (for any of you that I'm not friends with on the facebook).
How are you?