“Set A Course For Earth” was perhaps one of the most honest posts I’ve written for ShindoTV. In fact, I still find it scary to read. I’ve never like talking about my insecurities, but they have plagued me and my professional and academic lives for years. Understanding this shortcoming and dealing with it is how I plan to move ahead in the next few months.
I kept sending resumes for publishing and writing jobs, but that seems to be a closed door for me. I’ve more or less had to fall back upon a “trade,” as I worked to get myself employed in the fall semester and hopefully even sooner (like this summer). I’ve been fairly diligent in trying to get back into teaching. While I did not have the luxury of getting courses this semester, I’ve had to be persistent. I contacted department chairs by e-mail and phone, got meeting and presentations of my curriculum vitae going, and have had to stay in touch with them for offers of classes.
Recently, I started teaching at a local language school for foreign students, and a friend of mine helped me get the job. I officially start tomorrow and it seems very exciting. I get a class of anywhere from five to eight students. I think this school will be a very good reference in the future.
I also got some news from a community college I worked for prior to my stint working for a labor union’s mailroom. I’ve been in touch with their hiring professor, and there is the offer of a developmental composition course in the fall. Also, she offered me a course during the summer. I’ve never taught summer school before, so it will be a new experience for me. I’ve been crazy enough to take summer courses in college a few times, so I have to brace myself.
If I’m extremely busy with a full time class-load in the months to come, I’ll be happy. Please slap me if I ever take another job where I must operate something named Pitney-Bowes, Hasler, or Neopost.
