I need this moment to wind down...
I feel like I've been juggling a lot lately. In the past few days, both jobs #2 and #3 got back to me. They both want to offer me positions. Tomorrow I will negotiate with #3 (the full time position) to see if I can work between 30-35 hours instead of 40.
With job #3, I start training this Friday.
Job #1, the Citizenship Instructor position, is moving along and I really enjoy it. This past Saturday was my first opportunity to teach a full class on my own. I think it went rather well, though the students will for sure need to adjust to my teaching style, which I think is more engaging (and forces them to talk more!) than the previous instructor. Tomorrow I teach again, but this time the Education Director will sit in to observe me for a bit. I think it'll go well, but I do hope she observes me during an active moment in class.
Last Friday we spent time with some friends over dinner, followed by Hump Fest. It's a really unique film festival, showcasing some really artistic and emotionally driven pornography. The one I voted for "best film" was called Glory Hole. It was about a really happy and totally in-love gay couple who met when... well, the title gives it all away.
Going through a lot of old clothes and sorting out winter stuff. House is a mess, as usual. I think the only time it's been clean was when Grace stayed over for a few days. We cleaned thoroughly for her.
Had a double date on Sunday with Gen and Mike. I really like that couple. They're really easy to talk to and are totally non-judgmental.
Before that, Mitch and I had engagement photos done with Derrick, a guy who shares my affinity towards Ninja Turtles. We went to Sunset Hill, a local coffeeshop, and Golden Gardens.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
Jobs, jobs, jobs
Everything is happening all of a sudden! This past week I've had a total of three interviews for three unique positions. Here's how they stack up:
1) Citizenship Instructor: teaching Citizenship Classes three times a week to adult learners. Challenges include balancing out civics-related topics with general ESL-related challenges, such as varied levels of English abilities among the students.
Part Time: 12 hours (6 hours of actual class time)
2) Guide/Outreach person for a start-up non-profit supporting a new park space downtown.
Part Time: 12-30 hours
3) Program Assistant for a California-based non-profit that is branching into Seattle to develop services for at-risk and special needs students in the new charter schools.
Full Time: 40 hours
It sounds like all three of them are seriously considering me, which is awesome. But it also puts me in the challenging position of having choices. I really want to do all three of them, but I'm afraid to get burnt out. Professionally, #2 and #3 would be perfect for my pursuit of MPA.
But while #1 is not necessarily in line with my career objectives, I do love to teach and work directly with adult learners in the community. It's that hands-on kind of experience that tends to lighten my heart, although the introvert in me does freak out at the thought of being monitored!
An offer for #1 has come in, which I accepted today. I start tomorrow (Saturday) by observing a class and training with the current instructor.
It sounds like offers for the other two will follow soon enough.
1) Citizenship Instructor: teaching Citizenship Classes three times a week to adult learners. Challenges include balancing out civics-related topics with general ESL-related challenges, such as varied levels of English abilities among the students.
Part Time: 12 hours (6 hours of actual class time)
2) Guide/Outreach person for a start-up non-profit supporting a new park space downtown.
Part Time: 12-30 hours
3) Program Assistant for a California-based non-profit that is branching into Seattle to develop services for at-risk and special needs students in the new charter schools.
Full Time: 40 hours
It sounds like all three of them are seriously considering me, which is awesome. But it also puts me in the challenging position of having choices. I really want to do all three of them, but I'm afraid to get burnt out. Professionally, #2 and #3 would be perfect for my pursuit of MPA.
But while #1 is not necessarily in line with my career objectives, I do love to teach and work directly with adult learners in the community. It's that hands-on kind of experience that tends to lighten my heart, although the introvert in me does freak out at the thought of being monitored!
An offer for #1 has come in, which I accepted today. I start tomorrow (Saturday) by observing a class and training with the current instructor.
It sounds like offers for the other two will follow soon enough.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Socialite
I'm not doing so well, socially, to tell you the truth. When I went to a party last night, I took a look around. In a room full of about 30 people, I was the only non-white present. Another Asian showed up later in the evening, and that was it. These kinds of things are what I notice, now more than ever, and I'm trying to break free of it. I don't know why it bothers me so much except that it speaks to a lack of other perspectives, which is what I always seem to crave. I also associate lack of diversity with the cause of misunderstanding and bigotry. But that's the thing, these friends aren't bad people. They're nice and they're welcoming. They're just... all middle to upper class white Americans. I'm trying to be respectful of these friends. I still attend, still play the part and smile and laugh at things. I just don't enjoy it as much as I used to. And I'm trying to figure out why that is and whether it's something I should be concerned about.
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