Update

For those of you who check my blog, you might be getting tired of seeing pictures of my feet. The Planar Fasciitis has been long gone now and I thought it might be time to give a quick update.

Since I last posted, I've changed jobs, shifted flats, applied to jobs back in the U.S., sold most of my possessions in New Zealand, and have ticket for the 29th of July to return to the states.

Job Change:
I stopped working for the Salvation Army at the end of April and took a long-term sub position at a very good high school here. I haven't been in the classroom in over a year, it was a bit daunting, but it's going well. I'm teaching Math and Physics. I've never taught Physics before - I studied it - but teaching something is completely different. So, I have alot of prep work to do for the 2 classes Im teaching. The math classes are fine, I could teach those in my sleep - and I think I have.

I moved out of my little flat/box and moved in with a friend for the last couple months that I'm here. I love that it's an old beach house with a yard. It has a lot of character (which means that it's old and drafty and we had a mouse).










And Im planning on moving back to the states - I think. I've lived in New Zealand for almost 4 years now and it is home for me. My little beach town, the Mount, cafes, the backdrop of the sea - have all become home and it's a little scary to think of moving away from it all. This is just another Sunday morning at the top of the Mount.



But, if feels like it's time to go back to the states. I'm not sure why, but it honestly feels like the right thing to do. Maybe I'll move back to the states just to decide that I should be living in New Zealand. But for now, I'm moving back and I'm not sure where that will be. I thought I was going to get a job back at my old school and move to Baltimore. That was my plan. But other people have other plans and I didn't get the job at my old school and now I'm looking for jobs anywhere - Baltimore, Portland, Virginia Beach - well not anywhere, just in these places.

So, for now, I know I'm moving back somewhere in the states and I want to be close to family. The good thing is that any place in the states is closer than New Zealand. I'll try to keep you posted when I find out about any of the jobs and when I make my decision.