So no UTEP for me, not this year anyway. Unfortunate. I was really hoping for it.

Interestingly I am not bitter at all. When I got rejected from TFA my immediate reaction was "yeah well they suck anyway and I hate them and they're stinky and whatever nyeh nyeh nyeh." I can't actually get mad at UTEP or hold a grudge against them. I figure if they rejected me I'm probably not the right fit for them, but I still think they're a totally awesome program.

And on that note, major congratulations to Annemarie, Cindy, and Sasha, all of whom got the less lame version of the letter I did.

Labels: lame, utep

I just want to post something, anything, to be more recent than the post below this.

So, uh, how 'bout the weather? Pretty warm out, huh? Like the high 30s, maybe even 40. Yeah. How 'bout that?

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Coppelia! How about Coppelia? That's always good for a talking-about. It's going quite well, I'd say. I witnessed the Wedding Pas and I'm just in awe of how Lauren just kind of floats up to Gene's shoulder over and over again. Mazurka and Czardas are looking...ok. They need help, but they'll be fine. I actually have videos I could post of them but that would be mean, and I promised I'd keep them private.

My brain says, "Don't be so invested in one program! You're putting all your eggs in one basket!" Every other part of me says, "SHUT UP BRAIN I WANT UTEP!"

Labels: Coppelia, utep

Internet...so...slow...

...practically...nonfunctional...

...so...incredibly...frustrating...

...at 8:20 in the morning.

Actually my internet has been terribly slow for at least a week, but Comcast doesn't feel like doing anything about it. We called to have them come out, and they just didn't come. Then yesterday they finally did come by the apartment to check out what was wrong, but of course it started working perfectly for like three hours. That's how these things work.

I should give a shout out to Sasha for successfully making it through his UTEP interview. Congratulations, sir. I wish you the very best of luck! (Also, I can do that totally honestly because we're not fighting for the same space. He's going for secondary math education and I'm going for elementary education.) I was up half the night last night going over possible interview questions and realizing that I have no good answer as to why I want to work in urban schools instead of classy upper class prep schools. I just do! Well, my interview is tomorrow, so we'll just see what happens, won't we?

I wish I had something more interesting to blog about, but right now my brain is just UTEPUTEPUTEP. Maybe come Saturday I'll be interesting again. If you're looking for a way to kill time, go to youtube and search for the CaptainValor channel. It's the dude who signs "Party in the USA," but he's got about a million (yes, literally) more videos up now. You should check it out.

Labels: utep

I got an interview with UTEP! Ok, so I think everyone who applies gets an interview, but I'm going to pretend like I'm special. UChicago's Urban Teacher Education Program is my top choice for life after college. It's everything I want and more (even more than Teach for America, yes really). The interview consists of a short presentation, then a visit to a local elementary school (no, I don't know why), and then an interview in front of a panel of 3-5 people. Yuck. I can handle myself well enough one-on-one, but I anticipate disaster in front of a panel.

Interview is a week from tomorrow. How do I prepare for it? I have no clue. Eek.

Labels: interviews, utep