It's all good!

I'm very happy to report that in the end....I did get the job!! Woo hoo! The interview went brilliantly! I felt so comfortable and confident, I answered everything beautifully and they absolutely loved it!! So they offered me the position and I accepted! Which means now that I won't need to be interviewed again, as I am a permanent member of staff. So I feel a lot more relaxed about my life in the future. I am happy to be in London for another year (despite the weather) I have a lot of great opportunities here, good job, good friends, and a great boyfriend. So everything is all good!

Work has been going well, 2 of my particularly difficult students have been wonderful. A lot of people in school notice a major change in a lot of the students in my class this year. I think it's due to how positive I am with them. I notice that they are much happier, calmer and better behaved. It feels really good to see this sort of progress in these children!

Now I'm ready for a vacation!!!! Nick and I are going to Egypt in a few days and it's going to be so nice! We've been busy getting everything together and ready to go!

I've also booked my plane ticket home for summer break. We only get 6 weeks of summer break here, because we get loads more breaks in the year. So I'll be home the whole month of August! I'm SO looking forward to it!!!!!!

That's it from here, I'll post again (with photos) after Egypt!!

It's always something..

So I have found that since I moved to London I always have something that I'm very concerned about, and hoping that it works out. It usually is to do with my immigration status....but there's always a hurdle I'm looking to jump over. Last month I was stressing over finding a place to live/finding someone to take my room. It was looking really bad for a bit!! No one was replying to our ads about filling my room, and I was worried that I would be paying double rent for a month, but then all at once, everything fell into place. Then I thought to myself (as I always do) "Why was I even worried? It all worked out, and in that past it always has..so why do I stress?" I never was a person to stress over things. I generally floated through life without a care. It's only been since I moved to London. Or maybe it's not that, it could be that now I'm in the "real world" now. I'm no longer "just a student", I'm in my career, so things seems to be more serious.

I say this because, as usual.. I'm stressing. I have an interview on Monday. I know it doesn't make sense..but I currently have a 1 year contract at my school. The position that I have applied for is a permanent position at my school. I know that it doesn't make any sense to have an interview, but those are the rules. I really hate interviews, mostly because I get really nervous about the thought of it, so much so I want to pass out. Then once I get in there, and start talking I'm completely fine. I just psyche myself out too much. I'm worried that I may not get the job. I don't have a lot of experience and being my first year of teaching, I don't always do things perfectly. But I'm learning and I'm trying my best. I know I've done a good job this year. The children are happier, better behaved, and have made improvements in their learning. I know that the head teachers have seen that. It'll be good to have the interview over with, so I can know what my life will hold come September. Obviously it'll be easiest if I keep my job, as I won't need to reapply for a visa. But I know that if I don't get it, I have other options. So, we'll see how it goes. Please pray for me that I'll do well in the interview, and keep my job!

Otherwise, things have been great. Nick and I have booked a trip to Egypt for May 22-31. It was little expensive, but it'll be a great trip! Egypt is the kind of place I would really only travel to because I'm in London. I don't think I would take a long haul flight from AZ to visit it, but from London it's only 5 hours. We'll be there for 10 days in total. Fly into Cairo from Friday-Wednesday. We'll see all the sights; the Great Pyramids, the Nile, the museums and mosques... and bit of camel riding!! It'll be really great to see a place that is so completely different! Then from Wednesday-Sunday we'll be in Sharm El Sheikh, which is a beach town right on the Red Sea. We'll go up to Mt. Sinai, where moses got the 10 commandments, do a bit of snorkeling/diving and best of all...lay out on the beach!! I'm so excited! Will be so good to get some proper sun and have a vacation!!

I apologize for the lack of photos in this post...haven't taken any lately!