Yes you read it right... I am going to teach
kindergarten... in Utah! I will be teaching at the elementary school I student taught at, in the classroom I student taught in, and I will be sharing a contract with the teacher who mentored me! It will be a change to go from first grade to kindergarten, but I am so excited. I will teach full time during Emily's maternity leave and then I will be teaching afternoon kindergarten from February on. Of course come fall I will need to have a full time position, but for the next few months this is just the perfect opportunity.
I learned so much about myself during my Newport Beach adventure--most of all that I find my greatest satisfaction in teaching and that there is no place like home. So on Saturday I will be clicking the heels of my ruby slippers together and heading back to Utah...just in time for winter I might add! The few months I have lived out here have been a great chapter in my life and something I will always be glad that I did!
I will miss Kate, my cousins, and the new friends I made here, but I can't wait to get back to the beautiful mountains, my adorable 5 year olds, and my family and friends in Utah!
This is how my darling six year old cousin Julia feels about my decision:
I promised to mail her some Junie B. Jones books and now it seems that we are on good terms again! I love you Julia! x o x o
