I’ve still got a few jobs calling me, and even one willing to get rid of someone so that I can take their place on the staff that I talked to today. I have offers.

I’m going to be looking into one really nice job at another university, but if that falls through, I still have options sitting on the table. There just aren’t people with this much experience looking for work most of the time, so I can still afford to be a little picky. Also, I’ve got someone supporting me, boh In the country, financially, and emotionally. I don’t have the desperation that my fellow unemployed teachers face of needing work to stay in the country.

If I’m still looking for work in August, then I think the despair will set in. Right now though, I’m enjoying what would have been my vacation had I kept working anyway.