Things are looking up

Alright, I'll just cut the suspense.  We're employed!!  Now, here's the story...


On Thursday, both Luke and I interviews/meetings scheduled - Luke with someone wanting to hire him for an English-teaching job, me at a private school looking to hire a new music teacher.  In Luke's case, we already knew that a job offer was almost guaranteed.  The man he met with was scrambling to find English teachers who could start immediately.  Sure enough he was offered the job, asked to start on Monday, and given the materials for the classes he'll be teaching.


As for my meeting, it was at the Eton School - a prestigious British school with 3 campuses in 2 different neighborhoods of Mexico City.  I had called them the day before to speak with their music teacher, hoping to get some help spreading the word about the new piano teacher in town.  Instead, I was told that they are "always interested in hiring new teachers", and would I like to come fill out a job application?  I figured I would go there, fill out a short application, drop off my resume and never hear from them again.  I was very mistaken.  I got to the school and was shown into a small meeting room, where I met with 2 school principals and filled out an extensive job application.  It was truly a job interview.  Well, phase one of a job interview, anyway.  They want me to come back and observe a couple of classes, and then do some teaching myself so they can observe me.  It was all very unexpected and kind of surreal.  The big downfall, though, is that if they end up hiring me I wouldn't start until August.  So, to get to the point... I will also be teaching English (same job as Luke's), at least until August.


And that's the story.  We're relieved to finally have jobs and some form of income, however small.  I'm a little unsure about my English-teaching abilities - I'll probably be relearning some grammar rules I was supposed to have learned in elementary school!  At the same time, I'm excited about this change.  It will be interesting to see how employment affects our perspectives on life in Mexico.