First Sighting

I saw it today—the first job posting on MLA for a tenure-track position in English for the fall of 2011. It was so freaking exciting! The next four to five months are going to be exciting and anxious as I wait to see what positions open up across the United States. I know God has a clear picture of where He wants Lamar and I to be and what He wants us to be doing, but I just don’t see it yet. There is excitement in not knowing and waiting to see His perfect plan materialize. I just pray we can be patient and attentive enough to seek it out.


Other news:

We are moving! I hate to count my chicks before they hatch, but it looks like my awesome APCD (Peace Corps guy in charge of education volunteers) has solved our housing problem. We are moving at the end of August, beginning of September into another apartment. This is such an answer to prayer for so many reasons. We could not be happier or more grateful.

Lamar is busy hosting a World Cup for his kids at Nho Djunga. The winning team gets taken out for ice cream. He is working so hard to teach them about sportsmanship, team spirit and cooperation, and self-discipline. I swear the man has the patience of a saint--kids all day and then me!

My students turned in ten-page research papers. I tell you, some of them are so amazing I could hardly believe it. I don’t think I have ever been more proud of any of my students as I am of some of my students this semester. I am making copies of some of the papers to save for posterity because they are just that good and such a testament to the capacity of students when they are nurtured and given serious and professional expectations.

I had a wonderful experience with efficiency that I just have to share. I received a letter in our mailbox that said I had a fed-ex letter waiting for me and I needed to call some guy from the post-office. Well, from previous experiences, I was dreading this issue. I imagined weeks of calling and going to offices and begging for someone to please just give me the letter. Nope! I called the man at 8:05 this morning, and he was there! He proceeded to tell me he would be at my house to deliver the letter. I hung up the phone with no small amount of doubt. Not fifteen minutes later, the guy arrived at my door, had me sign, and the letter was mine. Seriously! This is the most professional and efficient experience in Cape Verde that I have had to date. Thanks awesome post-office man!