2013: Year in Review
2013 was, at best, a mixed year for me.
Highlights would include a attending a handful of sporting events,
partaking in a major road trip (which really was quite nice even if it didn't
produce the desired results), surviving rural West Virginia, and submitting my
letter of resignation. Lowlights would include plodding through work for
a job I know longer wish to retain (which ultimately led to the letter of
resignation), enduring continued dating woes: stood-up (twice), asked out by
girl only to have her cancel (twice), turned down (lost count), and suffering
my first ever anxiety attack.
Hindsight is often 20/20 although it can take years
for the proper perspective to materialize. That is, of course, if it ever
does. As of now, I can honestly say that I deeply regret returning to
Wyoming for one last year. The knot in my stomach that forms with the
thought of returning this January is formidable. I pray God that my
perspective changes and I can at least see some value in returning for a swan
song of a semester.
On the brighter side, 2014 will likely bring a
change in scenery if for no other reason than I will be employed elsewhere.
I would prefer to stay in the area, but full-time employment in my field
is unlikely for the immediate future. There may be an opportunity the
following year (2015-2016), but there's no guarantee that position will be mine
for the taking let alone materialize. A question I've been asking myself
is whether it's worth the gamble to stick around or not. After all, I do
have a church, network of friends, and community that I enjoy.
Even outside of the region there is little on the
domestic front in terms of jobs. A community college here or there and at
least one four-year school (although the job description is a long shot).
Prospects overseas continue to be of interest. But we'll have to
wait and see.
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