I think a change will do you good.

So it's official (I think). I'll start teaching Junior English two weeks from today. Shockingly, with more time to prepare than between when I got hired for Home Ec and when I started teaching. I'm excited and nervous. But I guess if all else fails, we'll read out loud a lot.

Have you ever heard of Garrison Keiller? He has this radio show, among other things, and the highlight (at least for me) is The News from Lake Wobegon. In one episode that my family used to have on tape, he talks about this woman who went to Alaska. The people in these Alaskan towns ask her if she knows how to do something, and although she doesn't she always says yes. And then she does it. And then she learns whether it's something she can actually do or not. That's pretty much how I feel right now. Sure, I'll teach. We'll find out later whether or not I can do it well or not. Next they'll probably ask me to teach calculus. I'm pretty sure it's a big no for that.

Kind of ironic that last year I lived in a place where no one knew how to speak correct English and this year I'm going to try to teach it.