Teaching with KV

It has been 7 months since I have written on this blog, so hey. Long time no talk. So here's the thing, in the past 7 months, life has been a for real whirlwind. 

Student Teaching was seriously the best experience ever... I can't even describe the feeling that you get when a student wants to know about your personal life. It's weird that you get so invested in their life and then suddenly, they want to know what you do on the weekends and what you do at night time. Here's an example of a good conversation:

Student: Ms. Vernon, what are you doing tonight?

Me: Sleeping.

Student: That's it?

Me: Absolutely.

The best thing about that response was that it was true. Teaching is exhausting but it is so rewarding when students want to know more about the history that you are teaching or about the things that are happening in your life. It's awesome. I like it... a lot. 

So then, in the middle of student teaching, a week before spring break, I had my second first rib removed which was terrible but has relieved so much pain! It's been more than four months since I had my second rib removed and it's just an awesome time. I haven't felt this happy or healthy in a very long time. Like four years. SO FREAKIN CHEERS TO THAT.

I only had like a few weeks after surgery till graduation and so much happened in that time period. First, I was accepted to Merrimack College to study Higher Education Administration with an emphasis in Student Development. My first week back to school after surgery, I was supposed to have interviews in order to get an assistantship that would pay for schooling. Do you ever just get the feeling that you aren't supposed to do something/be there/do that? And it's obviously God being like, "yo, Katie, uhhh...not now." So, I postponed grad school (which I didn't even know was a thing but there's a better word for it) and decided that teaching, for now, is my life calling.

So there I am, not having interviews, applying for every job and it's a week before graduation - I get certified to teach and nail down 2 interviews. And there I am, Friday, May 8th, accepting a job before May 9th, graduation.

So here I am, starting over, again. I never knew this blog would ever keep the name "Starting Over" and that it would continually ring true. Yet, I am now moving away from a town that I have known for 22 years. Fort Stockton will become my new home and my new place to live and work and do life and community. I am excited to teach history to a bunch of kiddos and hopefully teach them a little bit about life as well. 

If you are at all interested in my next adventures in life... I am going to try and blog more (hahaha) but also, my hashtag for this new life adventure is: #TeachingWithKV

Thanks for reading. :)