Finally...

It had been weeks. I was becoming frantic and signing in to the account for this program daily, hoping to see something to let me know whether I had made it or not. One day, something online changed. I don't' remember what it was, but it looked like I made it! However, something was missing so I sent an email to the manager.

He responded with a vague, confused email about how he didn't know how I had access to that, don't worry about it, ignore it, etc. I felt deflated.

I scored another interview for a company working with elderly people and since I was running out of hope for this teaching job, I went. As I sat there waiting to be called, a child was there talking to a grandparent and parent. I looked at this kid and thought "Why am I here? I don't want to work with old people. I want to work with kids. That is what I want." And I almost decided to just get up a leave. But the inner hatred for my current job kept my planted.

When I returned back to the office, I checked my email. I had received something. "Congratulations!" it read, "You have been accepted into ---!" I could barely contain my excitement. I was high! I was ... no words can describe it.

I went on a home visit that afternoon and called my sister and told her the entire story. She was excited and probably speechless since she had known nothing about it. I have a tendency to not tell people about things I am doing until it's done and I had not told anyone in my family.

I couldn't wait to tell my husband...and my parents, but I was incredibly nervous.