Too early to be clever..

Its Wednesday morning. I'm tired, but its an easy day and oddly enough I will be seeing someone from high school this afternoon. Scott Miller has been teaching English on an island not far from here and on his way home he has a long layover in Jakarta. So Fina and I are going to take him out for dinner and show him around a bit. Small world.

I've been thinking back to just a few short months ago when I was anticipating the move over here and it is still mind boggling. I was dreading the early mornings, gradings, and the responsibility that could not be avoided. All of my fears were misplaced and unnecessary. The early mornings are still tough at times, the grading is only difficult if I let it pile up, and the responsibility is just an inevitability of life. From what I have gathered some of the other first year teachers are struggling much more than I am which I would have never expected. I am so thankful to have had years of good teaching shown to me first hand. I had one great example after another growing up and I guess it stuck with me more than I knew. Don't get me wrong, I still make mistakes. I still struggle with how difficult-easy to make tests and quizzes, I am still not near organized enough, and did I mention I am unorganized? But I am making it work and doing my best. Job satisfaction is rare in this world so I must enjoy it (while it lasts!).