A Minimal Update

Copied directly from an email I wrote this morning, here is some news that I would typically have shared on Facebook - but I recently deleted my account - or reflected at length on here - but I've been exhaustingly busy of late and thus neglecting the writerly side of my self. Hopefully that will change soon. But for now, here's a bit of news:

First, I have a summer job. I'll be working as a Reading Teacher for a program called the Institute of Reading Development. I'll be teaching reading enrichment classes from preschool all the way through adults in Philadelphia and the surrounding region. I'm in the midst of training for this position right now and am greatly excited. This job will begin June 19th and continue until August 30th.

Second, I learned yesterday evening that I have been accepted into a Master's of Education program at the University of Pennsylvania, to start this fall if I accept. The program is in the Language and Literacy division of the Graduate School of Education, and would be in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. You probably won't be too surprised to hear that I'm pretty excited about this possibility and am currently trying to figure out if I can afford it (I've been offered a partial tuition scholarship and a graduate assistantship which would certainly help offset some of the cost).

And third, because I've been so awful at keeping in touch with some of you, just wanted to let you know that I'm in the process of moving up to Philadelphia. If you desire my new mailing address, please let me know.