😣 NC Teacher struggling to find.....

Peace? Sanity? A new job? An easy out? Her car keys?
All of the above?!

Hey yall!

My name is Kayla and I am super excited to be on steemit with all of you!!
I was born and raised in North Carolina, and graduated from UNC Chapel Hill last May. Go Heels!!!! I Majored in Global Studies and have a double minor in Social Justice and Spanish. Basically, this just means I studied cultural and political movements from all over the world, mostly focusing on Latin American countries.

College was fun and I have so many memories and stories to share! Make sure you follow to read all about it in the days and weeks to come.

My 9 - 5.... Well, more like 5 - 4 😳

In the final semester of my senior year at Carolina, I was beginning to panic. I needed to find a job!!! UNC is full of achievers, and it seemed like everyone had the best connections and knew who to talk to when it came to networking and job hunting. I am a very competitive person, so I wasn't going to graduate without a job. And not just any old job. No. I wanted a job that actually meant something to my community and to myself. I wanted to change the world! Furthermore, I wanted a nice salary with benefits.

I applied for Teach for America because I felt like it would provide me with that sense of achievement and security I was so craving post Carolina, plus I knew it would give me a chance to fight for social justice in my own home state. I just finished my first year teaching as a high school English teacher.......

It has been a ROLLERCOASTER of a year and I am still processing it all. Thank god I am on summer break right now, because I felt like I was going to die. First year teaching is HARD, especially at the age of 22. I was teaching seniors....some were just a few years younger than me. I could go on forever about this, so expect more post about my 1st year teaching experience in North Carolina with TFA!

This is me accepting my placement in NC!

Expect MANY posts about this experience! I will tell ALL! The good, bad, and the ugly.

The Whole Famn Damily

When I am not in my classroom (Or hiding in the teachers' lounge), I am spending time with my husband and 2 pets. I have a dog named Dino, and a Cat named Chula. Oh, and my husband is named Ivan. They make life worth living, so of course I will be writing about all the fun misadventures we have 🐾 🌵❤️

Check them out! Aren't they cute??

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My family is mega dysfunctional and fractured due to several divorces, so I spend the majority of the time with Ivan and his very large, very loud, Mexican family. It is through his family that I have come to love Mexican culture. Everything about the traditions, history, and especially la comida excites me!!! I will be posting a ton about all of this, so follow, follow, follow!

What does the future hold?? 🔮

I am not 100% sure and that is really stressing me out, to be honest. I am such a planner and the fact that I don't have my life planned out is killing me. I have firmly decided that I am NOT cut out to be a k-12 teacher in the NC public schools system, but I do have dreams of being a college professor someday. I am also super interested in immigration law, and perhaps will go back to law school next year....

Who knows? Maybe I will become a whale one day and never have to worry about it 😜

Until then,

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