A Big Day

April29th

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Posted in: Life

As the title suggests, today was quite a day. Why? I thought you might ask! Any day seems to be a long day when you begin work at 7:30 am and don’t get home until 9:00 pm…wouldn’t you say?

I teach Spanish in a public high school in Westerville, Ohio, which is just outside of Columbus. I love my job! These days anyone that is lucky enough to still be employed should be happy, but I have loved my job since I first started back in 2002.

In the evenings, I am an adjunct instructor at Columbus State Community College, where I currently teach a Spanish 101 course and a Spanish 102 course.

On Thursday evenings, I tutor a student from another high school for about an hour or hour and a half each week.

I get home and still have a list of things to do, but always manage to find something more interesting to do online. I mean, I’ve got to build my blog, right?

One day I hope to write in a more professional atmosphere and hope that this blog is another way to hone my skills.

2 Comments

Comment by Adam Rowsey — May 6, 2010 @ 1:18 am

Your comment that anyone employed these days should be happy to have a job makes me sad. It’s time Americans quit settling for less. This country’s history of exceptionalism should not be relegated to the past. Unfortunately we are told more and more about what we can’t do and why we shoouldn’t expect much. I still believe in the greatness of this country and our people. In the late 70′s we were told government was the answer and our best days were behind us. Fortunately strong men like Reagan stood up and reminded us that the sun has not set on America. They pushed government out of the way just enough so that the ingenuity of our great people could lead the world into an era of prosperity and freedom never before known to man. You are a teacher my dear brother, you should be inspiring our next generation not to mediocrity, but to greatness!
Comment by Jay — May 6, 2010 @ 8:33 am

I don’t think I said anything about not being happy to have a job. People that are unemployed these days would probably tell you that you are lucky to have a job. I’m sure they would love to go to work everyday and be able to provide for their families.

I think I do a pretty good job at inspiring my students. It is up to them to take that out into the world and do things with their optimism. People should never sit on the sidelines and wait for things to change. We must make the change happen that we want (i.e. a single payer health care system).