I decided before I even left for winter vacation that I was not going to be returning to the school I've been working at next fall. I began thinking about working in Madison and getting my master's degree in bilingual education and I was incredibly excited. I began to work on my applications, find out from friends about the opportunities that were available to me, and research bilingual ed programs that I could take while teaching in Wisconsin. On Sunday afternoon, I had finally finished all of the applications. It felt so good to get it all done and I was genuinely excited about it all. And then I got an email from my coworker from last year.
I had emailed her because she wrote me a letter of recommendation, but I needed her to sign it. So I was trying to make a plan to meet up with her for coffee, catch up on the past six months, and have her sign the form. Well, she emailed me back Sunday evening asking if I had any interest at working at a new school in San Miguel de Allende (45 minutes from here). San Miguel is a cute little town, a lot of American and Canadian people retire there, it's a beautiful city, all that jazz. She didn't say a lot about the school, but said she could definitely send them my email address if I was interested. She mentioned it was dual immersion and project based. All of a sudden, I started flipping out. This school: www.academysanmiguel.org sounded absolutely incredible. So, I found out Wednesday that I got an interview. And I had my interview last night. And they offered me a job teaching fifth grade. And I don't know what to do!!
If anyone has some extra time on their hands and wants to give me some input, I would greatly appreciate it. There are definitely benefits of staying here (not having to leave Mexico, getting a dream job, being a part of a NEW school where my input counts, team teaching, all brand new technology, etc), but there are also many benefits of going home (one of the main ones is that I would be able to actually make money, and of course I would be closer to my parents and be able to get my bilingual license).
Right now, I'm leaning towards yes. I love being in Mexico, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, I would get to work with my coworker Dorothy again, this experience can definitely only do positive things for me. BUT, how do I wrap my head around another year or two years in Mexico when, six days ago, I was ready to go home?????
