Alright the title is a bit of a stretch, but whatever. I’m trying to
keep the continuity of it all, but I don’t know how long that will
last. Anyways, I am just itching to get back to the Midwest and into a
more urban/populized(if that’s a word) setting. After nine months of
rural living, I can, without a shadow of a doubt, say that it isn’t
right for me at this point in my life. I’m just craving to see people
again and explore the city I live in, and it’s not so easy to do in such
a small town. I’m also really excited to be closer to friends and
family back home. Also on that front, one of my closest friends that I
grew up with might be moving to Chicagoland with me! It would literally
be the first time in about ten years we are in the same area. He’ll be
in the northern suburbs, but hey it’s a lot closer than the current 14
hours that is between us.
I haven’t really heard back from any schools in terms of hiring me. I
did have those couple of interviews that I mentioned but nothing has
come out of them. The west-side (not east side like I wrote for some
unknown reason) middle school that did the Skype interview chose another
candidate. They never followed up and I saw on our little facebook
group that someone was hired there so I think I can safely assume that I
was passed on. The traditional, south-side school never got back to me
either. I think they probably went with a more local candidate that
was able to make it to the group interview. I’ll admit, I thought I
would’ve been hired by now since I do have more experience than the
average TFAer, but I’m still keeping my head up! In fact, I just landed
another interview this morning with another charter school on the far
south side. It’s a high school which is much more in my comfort level
and we’ll be doing a phone interview next week.
I’m starting to look more into neighborhoods that I may want to live
in next year. I’m thinking of trying to stick in the central area,
maybe going slightly west. My range is really from Noble Square to East
Humboldt Park going up to Logan Square and as far south as Pilsen.
Somwhere in that vicinity I think will be good for me. Most of my
fellow CMs are looking at Lakeview, Lincoln Park and other northside
neighborhoods, but I don’t know. It’s more expensive up there, plus I
feel like it isn’t quite the same diverse, urban experience that I’m
looking for. I want to live in a neighborhood that has a little more
grit to it I guess. One that really has a solid identity and I can
become a part of. Right now my top choices are Ukrainian Village, West
Town, and Logan Square. But it all really depends on where I’m placed
too so I can have easy access to public transit as I have no desire to
drive to school everyday. I welcome any and all suggestions of where to
live!
**This post was originally featured and written on my original blog, chicagoteaching.teachforus.org, on 04/25/2014.
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