So yeah, It's now July...well the end of July. I've been in El Paso for 5 months. I'm kind of in this daily routine of getting up early, walking to work, work, gym, home, bed and it's kind of getting old. I'm trying to just focus on the task at hand: providing the credit union with a sustainable financial literacy program. It takes a lot of time and communication to make this happen, so sometimes things seem to be going by very slowly.
I've been thinking a lot lately about my plans for next year. I'm really focusing on teaching english abroad for a year or so. I feel the need to travel again bearing down on me. I've looked into a lot of different locations, but I still have some time to decide. I'm going to take the TEFL certification when I am done with this year. I'm really siding with doing the 4 week in-class certification abroad, instead of online or from a different US location. I think going abroad with it would really teach me a lot about...well, teaching, since that's not my educational background. Don't get me wrong, I've done a lot of presentations and taught a lot of students this year about budgeting and credit management basics, but I need help on lesson planning and everything else that teachers learn in the classroom first-hand.
On another note, I'm visiting home in two weeks and am very excited! Virginia is getting married, and I have now been chosen as a bridesmaid, which I have never done before. I am flying in on the 6th to Detroit; Summer is flying back from San Francisco on the same day, and Kristen is picking us both up. I just might need a vacation from my vacation after this...haha.
