pretty much ever since i graduated from high school, i've been dividing my life into 2 year segments, give or take a few months.
1. freshman & sophomore years
2. yellowstone + junior and senior years
3. year off + mission
4. sitting around paying my bills
5. grad school
and now for number 6. it won't start until after i graduate of course, but i'm planning it, at least. i'm seriously considering working with the teach for america program (http://www.teachforamerica.com/). it is a program that seeks recent college graduates who show leadership qualities mixed with a desire to help those needing a better opportunity in education. basically what you do in the program is go teach elementary or middle school for two years in an underprivileged area, usually inner city areas that tend to be ethnically diverse. so basically i would not be teaching a room full of white kids. some of the places i would like to go (based on the options the program provides) are Baltimore, Washington DC, New York City, or Connecticut (which has a very large immigrant population). i've been thinking about this for a number of reasons (in no particular order).
1. at the end of each year of teaching, they give you $5000 to pay toward your student loans.
2. i've decided that teaching is not so bad after all (especially after the stellar lecture that i gave today on the WTO), and while it's not my career of choice, i could give it a year or two just to pass the time. after all, it takes a while to get hired on at the CIA.
3. the pay is pretty good for a single girl with limited obligations.
4. it definitely, definitely gets me out of utah and hopefully to the east coast. don't ask me why, but i'm really a city girl at heart.
4 comments:
Can't say I blame you for wanting to get out of Utah, but the east coast? Good Grief!!! I guess it's better than a foreign country.
The east coast is cool. Each part of the country has its quirks. I did enjoy DC and Maryland is nice. Very green.
I think it sounds like a great plan. Especially that part where they give you $5000 for your student loan. Maybe I could do it too. That would more than take care of my loan. Oh wait! I don't have a Masters. Or a BA for that matter. But it would be great for you!
Touche on the city girl comment!
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