I went to India/joy

It's not hard to grow when you know that you just don't know.

I'm back from my world travels and in the full swing of things. Three of the 'things' I shall expound upon are working in front of a computer screen for 7-10 hours a day, interviewing for better jobs, and enjoying the joys of new community.

#Uno- The new job is working out well, all things considered. And while I'm considering job related things, let me tell you: the best part is that this job, (with no boss, no scheduled work hours, and no office) creates wonderful circumstances for character building and discipline! The worst of the things is that the job isn't fun and takes up all of my day, thus making the first point all the more true. So, not all that bad. Although...

#Dos- It only lasts until August 31. I decided I want to be a teacher's aide in the Waco pre-K program because it rocks. Only kids in a low socioeconomic bracket or with other extreme disadvantages are accepted into the pre-k program. The classes are filled with minorities.
I've been struggling for 3 months now with Waco ISD to get my application and resume posted online and to get principals to return my phone calls regarding job openings. 48 hours ago I finally had my first verbal connection with a real live principal instead of a secretary or answering machine. 25 hours ago I had an interview with said principal, and 24 hours ago I was offered a job. A great job.
The school is in the projects of East Waco, and the need at this school is to prepare dozens of only-Spanish speaking 4 year olds for an English based education system. The teachers of my 2 potential Pre-k classes are native Spanish speakers and do not speak fluent English so they've both requested a native English speaker to assist the kids in this transition. Holy cow, this is great.

#Tres- Over hand fulls of hand-picked blueberries, muscadine grape jelly making, French press coffee, and a few hours of mending old clothes, we are building a community here at 2704 Fort. We've already experienced a share of joys and sorrows together, celebrating personal and communal victories and defeats. We've mourned a sudden unexpected loss of employment, a tragic band split, and the lives of several innocent rats, sacrificed for the anthropocentrism of this house's inhabitants. (They were stealing our food and defecating in our kitchen, ok) We're struggling to keep the tiny garden watered in the Texas heat but we trust that fruit will come.


Oh yeah, India. It was perfect: sometimes beautiful and mountainous, sometimes dirty, smelly and hot. Always fascinating. It provided a peaceful and leisurely setting for exponential development in the connection between myself and the one I love. Perfect.



There is good in all created things.
Shalom