Teachers in Michigan

Today I attended my meeting for intro to student teaching. I'm pretty excited, but at the same time a little irritated. I mean I have to pay for 12 credits of student teaching when I'm actually already teaching! I'm going to be paying for what I currently get paid to do... Seems a bit unnecessary.
I had a conversation with a clerical employee in the Rochester School district this week about the condition of teaching jobs in Michigan. I know that I want to move, but now I have the motivation to move. Michigan government has recently passed a law that takes away bargaining rights of teachers with the unions in Michigan. Wages, programs, and jobs are being cut left and right. Insurance and pension benefits and coverage are being eliminated or reduced and other positions such as custodial and clerical work are being privatized to save money.
I think it's pretty clear that it would be in my best interest to take a teaching position in another state. I know that no economy is awesome at the present time, but at least I could possibly work in a state where basic insurance coverage and salaries aren't being cut left and right. Check out the links below!

So does anyone know of any job openings for art teachers? I'll be available January 2013!

http://rochester.patch.com/articles/here-s-how-potential-budget-cuts-could-affect-your-kids
http://mi.aft.org/dft231/
http://www.mea.org/tell-legislators-what-retirement-cuts-will-mean-you

Visa!

That's right! It's my visa!

So yesterday I got my VISA!!! Actually I didn't think I had gotten anything worthwhile in the mail because it was just a bunch of envelopes and for some reason I thought that my visa would require some sort of large envelope? I don't know why. It's just an insert that they put in your passport.

So I'm almost at my goal for the monies I need for this trip and I really feel as if a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I got a huge donation from the OLSC Foudnation (shout out!). Goes to show that God really does make things possible when you're doing His work, even if the task seems insurmountable.

April seems to be flying by and it just started! I thought that time would drag on and on, but the opposite is true. This weekend is Easter and then in a week Jim and Claire are coming up to visit and they are going to move a bunch of my stuff to their house for storage. And then it's practically May!

The screw that screwed me...haha!

In other news, I was the victim of a flat tire this week, my first one ever! Of course my first response was to call my dad who lives in Ohio (not sure how he was going to help). It was a bit depressing to realize that I had no idea what I was suppose to do. Maybe I should learn more about cars? I do have some awesome friends! I called Brandon and his dad came and drove me to my coaching job and then drove me back and helped me figure out my next move. Turns out it was just a tiny screw that got stuck in the tire and caused the air to leak out slowly so I really didn't realize it until the tire was completely flat. However such a slow leak meant that when I refilled the tire, the air stayed put until I could drive two miles to the nearest shop to get it fixed. Such a small thing to cause so much trouble!

Anyway, this Sunday (tomorrow!) is Easter, it's one of my favorite holidays; food, family, Jesus, candy etc... So everyone enjoy your Easter and celebrate your eternal salvation with Christ!