...world traveller...kinda...

So this link is pretty cool. You should check it out and create your own map. Maybe one day my whole world will be red... (it's a little deceptive in terms of North America...I haven't been everywhere...and I visited Australia when I was 18mos., but I figured that's got to still count for something...)

Click here to make your own map:

http://www.world66.com/myworld66/login?redirecturl=/community

For those of you who I haven't told (or for those of you who I don't actually talk to, but you like to read my blog page anyway, and feel that it's some sort of way to keep in touch without actually keeping in touch) I have some big(ish) news. Actually, it's sort of non-news, because it's not official or anything yet, but still an exciting prospect.

Get to the news, Emily.
Right.

So a year ago I emailed the principal of The American School in Sierra Leone (it's an international school - parents who are working for the UN or other NGOs send their kids there) about whether there were any job openings etc., etc. I didn't hear anything back at all then and I figured she probably didn't work at the school anymore or maybe the school doesn't even exist anymore. I just lifted the email address off of an internet site.

Well, when I got back from Christmas holidays this year, I received an email from her. She was just writing to say she didn't have any record of having responded to my email and that she hoped I was well and was wondering where I was in my studies. I was kind of ticked off because she asked me if I'd finished my teaching degree yet...which was what I had already told her in my original email when I asked about teaching positions at her school. At any rate, I emailed her back and told her I was just finishing up my Master's here in Halifax and that if any openings at her school became available that she should let me know.

Last friday I received another email from her (a much longer, more detailed email this time) telling me that she did indeed have an opening for a teacher for next year and that she would like to consider me for the positon. It would be teaching social studies (history and geography, mainly) for grades 4-9 and literture (can you say 'story time?!') for grades 4-6. I haven't written her back about it because I've been thinking about it and weighing my options. But...I'm pretty excited about the possibility!! If I did go, I'd leave towards the end of August ne'er to return until July 2007. Cool! (on a side note the school is completely legit...in case you were concerned).


Apparently I can also do a phone-defense for my thesis from Sierra Leone. I checked with my thesis supervisor yesterday. Who knew?

Well, that's my newest most exciting news.

What do you think??