The Tortoise Went Faster Than This

It's been almost four years since I (officially) graduated from college, three years since I walked, and 2 since I became a credentialed teacher. (It's been seven since I left Thailand.) And now, I am officially a substitute teacher for the Kern High School District! Slow and steady wins the race. Well, this must be a neverending race because the rate I'm going is slower than slow. The tortoise went faster than this, like a bajillion times faster.

I'm thinking in 3 more years I will be a full-time teacher with a salary, benefits, a retirement package and the whole shabang. The most exciting thing about being a teacher is having my own a classroom. A classroom I get to decorate and buy fun organizational stuff for. A room with bookshelves for my ever expanding library--thank you Borders for going out of business and slashing prices dramatically! My own desk with knick-knacks, freshly sharpened pencils and inked-up pens, and a new computer and printer. A mini fridge to store my lunch and my secret stash of chocolate. Neighbors that I can go to lunch with and commiserate over why the educational system is so screwed up, and students that are too-much-to-handle.

Finally feeling accomplished!