This is it...a BIG day for me. I have been medically cleared for the Peace Corps!! I have already heard from my Placement Officer in Boston...I need to answer some questions regarding placement.
I was nominated to teach English in Eastern Europe..and have been teaching 2 ESL classes every week since June. Yesterday I received an e-mail from the officer asking me how I felt about serving in Ghana teaching art to deaf students. Now...this is a huge dilemma for me. I have been teaching art for years but since I have been teaching English, I found that I love the challenge of teaching outside of my expertise. Plus the fact that there are many more career opportunities in the English teaching field. Does anyone out there have any suggestions for me? I am also not too keen on going to Africa...how can I tell her I want to stick with the original plan without sounding...inflexible?
One more thing...I have to have a yearly Mammogram and this may exclude Ghana anyway....am I losing sleep over nothing?
Congratulations on your medical clearance! If you want to teach English in Eastern Europe and you're nominated for it, I'd say at least mention that you're happy with keeping your current nomination, that access to more modern health care is better, etc. I don't think it'll seem inflexible, just content.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, teaching art to deaf kids in Africa? Even the thought of that brings a tear to my eye. I cannot imagine a more amazing and uplifting way to spend two years, it doesn't even seen like a real job assignment. I would pick teaching art not because of the opportunities it'd give me upon return (I think that's what you meant, I'm sorry if I misinterpreted it) but the opportunities during the service itself. That's all me though, you have to do what is right for you :) Best of luck!