Office Week

This is the first week of work in which all the programs at schools have ended so everyone is working in the office all day, everyday. This also means that all of the materials from our programs are in our office. I now am surrounded by everything from board games to shovels, yoga mats to blenders. Today I have noticed that there seems to be some cabin fever setting in between the crowded office and being in it all day. People have been being even more ridiculous than normal. I am working on creating my reading and writing curriculum as well as planning out my cooking classes for the summer. Our summer camp starts the 25th and goes for 6 weeks. It is going to be busy, but should be a lot of fun. I am in charge of teaching our reading and writing class at the middle school camp as well as the cooking class. I am struggling to come up with fun reading and writing activities for the students since it is summer and they are not going to be very excited to do "school work". I am hoping to do something with Shel Silverstein poems and Chris Van Allsburg pictues/stories. If any of you have ideas for me I would love to hear them.

I heard back today from one of the places I interviewed with. Apparently they had over 220 applicants for their one position and I didn't get it. I guess I should be happy that I was interviewed and even asked to teach a lesson for them. This is still very frustrating though.

This weekend I am going to be helping out at the local farmer's market at the Kid Power booth. It is only a few hours on Saturday and should be fun. Corey is currently in Hawaii for work (has been there for a week now) and won't be back for another week. I have a key to his place though, and he has air conditioning so I may have to hangout there if it says as hot as it has been lately. Well it is nearly six and I am still at the office on a Friday (which shouldn't be allowed) so I am going to finish organizing my papers for next week and take off.

Job Hunt

Sorry it has been awhile since I posted on here. Lately the weekends seem to just fly by and the weeks are going by even faster. I am currently trying to focus turning in job applications. I have about two months left of my MVS term and as of now I have no idea what I will be doing after that. Most schools want teachers who have taught before or have a masters degree. Of course I have none of that so it is very frustrating. I have gotten a few interviews, but either I haven't heard anything back or they have found another candidate with better qualifications. I have started looking around in the nonprofit sector as well, though those jobs wont pay as well, it would at least mean I have one and would possibly be gaining useful experience. It is hard to stay upbeat when I am facing so many rejections. Many people have been reminding me that God has a plan and he just isn't telling me yet. I know this is true and perhaps this is all just a big reminder for me to put my trust in God. Jeremiah 29:11 says it all, but it is still hard not knowing if I am going to be able to pay back my student loans or if I will even be here in DC after August. All that said, prayers would definitely be appreciated while I am waiting to discover God's plan for me.