A New City, A New School, A New Challenge

 

There comes a time in everyone's life where you reach a cross road.  You have a decision to make. Dr. Seuss said it best...

"You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.

                                   Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.
                                   A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
                                   Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
                                   How much can you lose? How much can you win?"

I found myself wondering what was next.  After a call to my brother,(who assured me that whatever I chose to do, I would be just fine), I decided it was time to take a leap of faith.  I needed to do something different.  I needed a new challenge.  So, I put in an application just before Thanksgiving, 2015, at the Richmond Public School system and voila!  Here I am!  A high school math teacher at a brand new school, in a school district 4000 miles away from where I have spent the last 14 years of my life.  My best friend flew to southern California to help me drive back and 2 days later, we arrived in Richmond, Virginia exhausted but extremely happy!

I have started my term halfway through the school year, which has proven to be more of a challenge than I thought it would be.  My students consist of at-risk math students, half of which are English language learners.  I am enjoying the challenges that are presented each day and I find that I still know just a little bit of the Spanish from high school (Senora Bayot would be very proud).  

I'm looking forward to my new adventure!