Hey guys, it's getting horribly cold here in America and we've already had out first snowfall of the year, but all is not gray and grim. As you may have surmised from the title of this blog entry:
I got a job!
I guess my interview at Success Academy Charter went as well as I thought it did because I got a call a few days after the fact and they offered me a position as an Assistant Teacher. Pretty swell. Especially because I'll be doing online and summer course work through Touro College over an 18 month period and then I'll have my master's in education. All paid for by Success.
While having a shot and New York City and no student debt for my master's degree was a pretty damn good deal, I still mulled it over during the Thanksgiving holiday because I wanted some feedback and different perspectives from friends and family.
I also hate making decisions.
Cheers to you guys who took the time to read over the stuff I sent out and send me your thoughts on it, it helped a lot. When I sat down with my old man and talked about it his take on it was the same as everyone else's: Do it.
So, I am.
I called them back on Monday (12/1) and accepted the job. February ninth is my official start date, and I'll have to arrive a few weeks before then to square away a few things for the school. So, I've got some time to obsess and worry and over-think everything in the mean time. However, I'm also super excited to get back into the classroom and really start to buckle down on my forward progression as an educator; not to mention the fact that I'll be in The Big Apple for a couple years, so I can explore it and get into all kinds of adventures, new hobbies, and other stuff to write about on here. Score!
Anndd this is where I ask for your help. If you've got friends and family in the NYC area, please do me a favor and ask if they need a little more Handsome in their lives (with a capital "H"). I'm not sure what part of the city I'll be based in yet because over the next few weeks I'll be doing follow up interviews and Skype calls with principles and lead teachers at various branches of Success to see which school might be a good fit for me. Off the top of my head I could land in the Bronx, Brooklyn, or Manhattan. That means that for the next two months or so I'll be looking to find a place to live. However, if I have a really hard time (which I probably will) I might need a spare room or even a couch to sack out on for a little while until I can get my feet under me and snag a room, apartment, or a particularly classy cardboard hovel. Feel free to toss me messages on Facebook or through my contact page which is here. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated and rewarded with good karma and possibly home brewed beer. Now to close out this entry, here's a happy little spaceman. Cheers!
