I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Monday, February 13, 2012

The Hat

  • Random little way that I know people here care about me: someone turned in a lost hat today that looks a lot like mine...4 different people asked me if it was mine or wanted to know if I had gotten my hat. I think they were all from EMU but I also had a little conversation with some other people from Group 5 who were like "Everyone wants to make sure you got your hat! Are you sure you have it?" It was really funny and totally insignificant - but also not :)
  • I may move to Australia or Canada for teaching. In Canada, there are a lot of teachers looking for jobs but you can get $200/day just for subbing and earn a starting salary of $50,000. (Monique and Richard suggested I find a Canadian guy to marry so getting citizenship will be easier and their friend offered to help me with that...) In Australia, they need a lot of teachers in the rural areas and offer a starting salary of $57,000 or more. (Thanks to my new Australian and Canadian friends for that info). I mean, I'm not doing it for next year, and we'll see what other years bring - but it's definitely a real possibility! Oh and I might go to New Zealand. But that's just for funsies ;)
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  1. Krystle ForbesFebruary 17, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    If I don't have a job, count me in on the whole moving to Australia or Canada thing... probably Canada. Oh, and finding a husband :)

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    1. EmilyFebruary 18, 2012 at 1:35 AM

      Fantastic! I think both sound like solid plans :) Love you!

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