Ten days ago, I had a phone interview for a summer internship with a modern art museum in DC. Four hours later, they called back and offered me the job. (Ahem. “Job.”) So for ten weeks this summer, I’ll be a regular 9-to-5′er — with time outs for intern field trips and panels — in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘job’
18 Dec
dirty snow and the art of/in next year
Well the blizzarding had to stop eventually, and eventually it did. We’ve been flurry-free for almost a whole week, and good thing too, for an important week it’s been: a final exam, my last French class with les petits, and early Santa visits to name a few. Of course, we’ve also entered that season of [...]
20 Nov
tales from the edge: how i teach french to five year olds
The first thing I say when I tell people I created (a month ago) and teach (now) an after-school French program for preschoolers through second graders at a local private school is, “And it’s a lot harder than it sounds!” (Or, to those who’ve been there, done that: “And it’s a lot harder than I [...]
14 Sep
jobless but cameraful (photo essay)
I was informed a couple hours ago that I didn’t get the aforementioned (and posted about) Dream Job. Luckily, actions taken earlier in the day (not to guard against affirmations of unemployment and ensuing mopeyness, because of course that hadn’t happened when I ran morning errands — but taken just the same) have insulated me [...]
3 Sep
stowaway in the sloth room
Not to jinx it, but I’ve just applied for what may be eastern Iowa’s closest approximation of my dream job (well, one of them. The one that’s not being Frank Bruni, or whoever does this). And not to hedge my bets, but if I don’t get said dream job, I already have a plan. I’m [...]
