Bryan Brightbill's Journal

Following orders
For one, I was ordered to update. For another, Misti posted and I wanted to fit in. At least this one is visible to everyone :-P

It occurs to me that a few of you probably don't even know what's up with me at all anymore. I'm a grad student in Curriculum and Instruction now, still at Penn State. Graduated with my B.S. in Geosciences in December. So yes, that means I'm planning on becoming a teacher. I've actually been putting a lot of thought into where I want to teach when I get out, and I have surprisingly (surprising to me at least, I never really thought about it when I first decided to become a teacher a few years ago) decided to teach in Philadelphia. I'm a hard-headed, determined person, and I want to excel. I can't take it easy and take a cushy job in some suburban school district that throws loads of money around, I need the challenge, and I feel I'm up to it and want to prove myself. Maybe that's the best way to go into it, maybe that's the worst, one way or another it's my mindset, so we'll see. It also helps that I'll get loan forgiveness through it, though that is not at all my primary reason. And the majority of my friends are back home. I don't talk to them nearly enough, and I hate that.

I'm taking 9 credits now over the first summer session, and working in excess of 30 hours a week, so I don't get much free time, but I do my best to make up for it by just not sleeping. As of right now I've been up for about 22 hours. And for some reason I'm still taking the time to do this even though there's nothing stopping me from bed now. Oh well.

I really don't know what else I should post, even though I haven't truly updated in quite a long time. Eh, if anyone has any questions, they can just comment, and I'll respond.

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Eagles- Life in the Fast Lane

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