A Chronicle of my Changing Times.

Yet another in my pervious updates...

One day soon, I'll have current posts - for now this will suffice.

Tough Decisions

This afternoon I had my placement interview.  Normally this wouldn’t have been a big deal, and for most people it’s not.  I, unfortunately, am not most
people.  Upon closer review of my resume the Secondary Education director noticed that I had done ESL tutoring back in Charlotte with elementary school children.  So she made me an offer to change programs and work with the Primary Program instead. 

Now this threw me for a loop.  Basically, I’d come to PC in the frame of mind to work with High School age kids.  I’d been in a number of meetings with the training coordinators of my program already.  To switch programs felt like changing things up midstream.  But there were pluses and minuses for both scenarios. 

On one end, Secondary would provide me a challenge by being by myself more.  It’d potentially allow me to teach a history class in English.  Most of my
volunteer work has been done with High School age kids. 

But then again, the Primary Program would be working with smaller children – which is where most of my ESL tutoring has occurred.  It has the potential to be a bit easier since it’ll be more team teaching instead of working solo.  However – I think it’s the more difficult assignment since most of those in the program have some type of teaching experience or educational background. 

And then there are some other factors.  The people I’ve bonded the best with are in the Primary Program.  Especially two named Erin and Amanda.  Now there’s no guarantee that either one would end up in my small training group, but there’s a chance.  To explain, for the next 10 weeks we’re divided into groups of 5 or so and sent out to satellite sites to work on technical and language training.  The primary and secondary programs are immediately separated. Most of the people I feel closer to are in the primary group.

So I was offered the switch today at noon and wrestled with it all afternoon.  Unable to make a decision, I flipped a coin and I’m sticking it out with the
Secondaries.  I’m not sure if this is the right decision, but I don’t know if I’d know either way.  I just hope I don’t regret not changing.

So tomorrow we find out our small group placement and Friday we head away from Strelcha to our new communities.  But tonight I’m sitting out on a bench overlooking the beautiful rolling hills that nestle Strelcha as the sunset and all is right in the world.  I wish I could describe the beauty that lies before me.  I feel genuinely content and satisfied with life.  Soon, the training will really pick up and I’ll be busy as can be, but tonight I’m just enjoying being alive.

Which I can truly appreciate after a topsy turvy day of unexpected decisions.

Posted by: mjmarble at May 24, 2005 10:25 | link | comments (2)

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