Unemployed Penguin's sister blog

So now the penguin is employed. I've got a job, actually teaching Latin, at a nice private school in the cozy valley. It looks like I'll be finishing this year and completing the next. I'm coping well with my four classes; I've never taught any of this material before. The work's not hard, I just need to schedule well to get things done. I'm resigned to the fact that I'll make mistakes, which I'm ok with. I just want to keep learning and improving.

Another thing I'm learning to cope with may sound a little strange. I actually feel, to a reasonable extent, happy. Not that things are perfect, large and deeply personal dissatisfaction still looms on several fronts. However, I've rarely before found my step just bouncing with contentment. It's also been difficult to confront the world in a non-cynical way and still feel and seem normal. I know I don't always succeed. However, feeling useful really lifts my spirtis. My co-workers are also, as far as I know them, sweet and generous people.

Though things are, at best, still percarious, I'm glad to be where I am. I also feel a strange feeling of anticipation. I'm not sure what it will develop into. Hopefully, I won't have to resort to use of the "Unemployed Penguin" any time soon. Though maybe, in that spirit, I'll revive it this summer. Who knows?