Three times a charm or three strikes and you’re out

It’s been a while since my last blog. I don’t know what happened with the oversees job in Kuwait City.  They never got back to me, so TeachAway told me to assume that I wasn’t selected for the job.  So sad.  I thought that interview went really well and I was sure that I would be going to teach over there but that wasn’t in the cards either at the time.

A lot has occurred since then.  I went back to school and received my Masters in Education with a Reading Specialist Certification.  I taught across three grades, K, 1st and 5th.  I resigned my position from Mastery Charter School.  I am now working as a Professional Development Consultant/Literacy Coach and an Adjunct Professor, teaching Adults in the Early Childhood Education concentration.  But one thing has not changed, I want to work oversees.

So here I am, once again, applying to teach oversees.  This makes attempt #3 and either three times a charm (as my husband says) or it’s three strikes you’re out like in baseball.

Sunday, December 13, 2015, I applied for several oversees teaching positions through TeachAway.  The positions were in public and private schools in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar.  These countries cover lodging for you and your family as well as medical, and flights there and flights home during summer break. The pay is great and you don’t have to pay taxes.

There are several reasons why I want to get hired: I want to go before my kids leave the nest, so that they can be exposed to another culture, something I never had.  I have lived my whole life in Philadelphia and I wish I had the opportunity to travel and live abroad while I was a child.  Every good parent wants better for their children. My husband and I have goals in mind.  One includes making vacation and home one, once the kids leave home, and opening a restaurant. He loves to cook.  He is starting culinary arts school but we really don’t have a way to pay for it.  The pay oversees is such that I could save a chunk every month towards our goals, pay for his schooling, pay regular expenses and live comfortably. The middle east is also a huge travel hub.  It is smack dead in the middle of the world.  My kids and I could travel all over from there, see the world and I love to travel. Also I’m ready for a change and to meet new people.

Anyway, on Monday, December 14, 2015, I received a call from a TeachAway representative that she wanted to conduct a prescreening interview with me.  Today I passed the prescreen interview and now I will have to gather all my paperwork and ‘wait’ to hear when my in person interview with ADEC will be, just like before.  So here we go again.  I am not optimistic this time because I already been through this process and had my heart broke.  So for now, I will keep my heart guarded and try not to make the same mistakes.

Today I also received an email inviting me to a prescreen interview for the position in Kuwait.  That interview is scheduled for Thursday.  And let the games begin…

Author: phillygirl77

I've lived my whole life in Philadelphia. Daughter of a teacher, I later became one myself. When I heard about teaching overseas, I jumped feet first. Finally told yes, my two boys and I prepared for our new life abroad. Join us on our journey in Qatar! View all posts by phillygirl77