feeling better

I am recovering...and I feel much better today than I have all week.

I have come to some decisions...for now. Nothing is set in stone.

I've been looking at the requirements to receive a TESOL minor. I have already taken two of the classes necessary for this minor. There are eighteen total credits, but I will only need to finish twelve. This minor isn't far off from my major and current minor. In fact, this will only make me a stronger candidate for employment. Online, it says that the combination of the English Language major and the editing and/or TESOL minors is very strong. If I get all three, maybe I'll be irresistable to employers...haha.

The only drawback to the TESOL minor is that I have to essentially student teach for 450 hours total. I don't know how many semesters that is...probably an entire school year. I do have the option of possibly going overseas to finish this, which would be a wonderful opportunity. Maybe I could teach in France! Just thinking of it makes me want to study my French more! And it would give me the opportunity to become fluent, which has been my dream since I was fourteen. But the problem....money. And I don't know if I would get to come home for any holidays...that would make me sad.

I most likely wouldn't graduate for some time, but I would only be more marketable, right? I don't know how happy my dad will be to hear that I'm going to be in school for a while longer...ha ha. But hey, Paul's graduating soon; the Border Patrol is going to pay for Craig's education; Scott's going on a mission this summer...so what's the big deal? And besides, I may become fluent in the language I've been studying for seven years (if all goes according to plan).

Happy conference weekend!