I ain't gettin' any younga, and befoh my dyin' day, I want space, not just aih, let them laugh in my face I don't cah! Say the day, I'll be theh, in Santa Fe....
~Newsies
Ok, so I'm not going to Santa Fe, and I've not resorted to selling "papes" on the street, but at this point almost anything is on the table :)
I didn't get the job at the Christian school and still haven't heard from the Italian Immersion school but I don't think I'm qualified for it. I applied to schools in Ethiopia and Italy (Milan), but nothing has come of it. I will spend the summer searching, but my new plan is to finish my masters at Biola if I don't have a job by August. This could be beneficial for me overseas and also allow me to research further into international education systems. Unfortunately, the project I was working on with the Biola Education Dept. fell through, but I trust God will show me a way to fulfill my vision for overseas education networking. I would also love to take Italian and get my TEFL certificate with Oxford Seminar sometime in the year, while volunteering at schools I've worked in before to stay connected.
For now, I'm off to Italy May 31-June 20. I would appreciate your prayers as I will be with non-Christians almost exclusively and without internet access. Pray that God directs me further with His plans for me regarding that country and that I can see my friends in Roma.
Thank you for taking the time to catch up on my life. This is a big week for me as I say goodbye to a lot of my dear friends who are moving back "home," finish student teaching, move house, and leave for Italy. I would love prayer for health, clarity, efficiency, and rest.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
where i am 4.13.2010
"I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
~Genesis 28:15
Graduation? Check! The rest of my life? Ummmm... I just spoke with a former professor today, and he advised me to start gathering all of the people who have loved and supported me in all of my missional ventures, and communicate with them while I wait to go on the field. So here you are! I am currently in southern California completing my final placement of student teaching.As I apply for jobs my heart and mind are all over the place. Will I be able to get a job and work 2 years in California to get my permanent credential? Do I get a few years' experience teaching in a Missionary school in Ethiopia or Thailand instead? How can I go ahead networking with Italy and North Africa; the region on which my heart is set? I don't know.
Over the years God has focused my heart on two things: teaching "third culture kids" (Children who have parents of one or more cultures, but are raised in another culture. Like expats, MKs, etc.), and aiding/mobilizing North African immigrants and refugees in southern Italy. I'm not sure how these will flow together. I am willing to move to North Africa eventually, but will likely start in Italy and start with teaching. In short, this is the "big picture" I am working toward. Although I am not able to go on the field yet, I want to be planning, preparing and networking now.
So, here are some present issues:
~ I've applied for a position in Glendale teaching at an Italian Immersion school. Waiting and praying. This would allow me to improve Italian, teach, complete my credential, be close to my grandparents.
~ I've begun applying to 2 MK schools (Ethiopia, Thailand). Would this be helpful experience?
~ I look every day for teaching jobs in SoCal but they are scarce.
~ I am contemplating going back to school for my masters.
~ I am going back to Italy as a companion to an elderly lady and to improve my Italian during the first 3 weeks of June. What great good does God have in this?
~ In January I met with YWAM director in Italy and he put me in contact with workers in southern Italy. Wondering how I should utilize them.
Please, if you think of it, lift me up before our Heavenly Father. I want to focus on Him and His will for my life, not mine! We are all wanderers on this earth.
~Genesis 28:15
Graduation? Check! The rest of my life? Ummmm... I just spoke with a former professor today, and he advised me to start gathering all of the people who have loved and supported me in all of my missional ventures, and communicate with them while I wait to go on the field. So here you are! I am currently in southern California completing my final placement of student teaching.As I apply for jobs my heart and mind are all over the place. Will I be able to get a job and work 2 years in California to get my permanent credential? Do I get a few years' experience teaching in a Missionary school in Ethiopia or Thailand instead? How can I go ahead networking with Italy and North Africa; the region on which my heart is set? I don't know.
Over the years God has focused my heart on two things: teaching "third culture kids" (Children who have parents of one or more cultures, but are raised in another culture. Like expats, MKs, etc.), and aiding/mobilizing North African immigrants and refugees in southern Italy. I'm not sure how these will flow together. I am willing to move to North Africa eventually, but will likely start in Italy and start with teaching. In short, this is the "big picture" I am working toward. Although I am not able to go on the field yet, I want to be planning, preparing and networking now.
So, here are some present issues:
~ I've applied for a position in Glendale teaching at an Italian Immersion school. Waiting and praying. This would allow me to improve Italian, teach, complete my credential, be close to my grandparents.
~ I've begun applying to 2 MK schools (Ethiopia, Thailand). Would this be helpful experience?
~ I look every day for teaching jobs in SoCal but they are scarce.
~ I am contemplating going back to school for my masters.
~ I am going back to Italy as a companion to an elderly lady and to improve my Italian during the first 3 weeks of June. What great good does God have in this?
~ In January I met with YWAM director in Italy and he put me in contact with workers in southern Italy. Wondering how I should utilize them.
Please, if you think of it, lift me up before our Heavenly Father. I want to focus on Him and His will for my life, not mine! We are all wanderers on this earth.
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