Job update

It has been a while since I've mentioned anything about this whole job thing, and I've gotten several queries, so here's an update for you all.

The company/NGO I was talking to initially seems to have lost interest, since I never was able to get anything from them more than a "we're interested, but haven't had time to do anything about it". I've more or less written them off.

The place I've been doing my Cisco exams, a private university here, has expressed some interest in having me teach said Cisco stuff for them, but at the moment it seems like they don't actually have specific plans for a course, so I'm not going to hold my breath. They asked if they could call me if they get a course together, so I said sure, but again, I'm not counting on it.

I am actually doing some somewhat interesting odd jobs for the embassy now. I did a short article for the State Department's magazine, which should be published in the Feb. issue. I also am redesigning the internal website, which has turned into a project that allows me to develop some web skills. Not my main interest, but not a bad set of skills to have. I'm also coordinating the revision of our emergency action plan, which is the document describing what we do if various Really Bad Things happen. That lets me put my natural tendency to think about the worst possible scenario to use, in a way that is useful to others rather than a frustration to them. So that's not too shabby. This deal with the embassy is pretty good, actually. I get to accept any project I want, decline anything I don't want, and I get paid an American hourly wage. With the exception of some parts of the emergency action plan, I even get to work at home if I want to.

Which brings me to the final bit of job news. I worked one morning at the embassy a while ago, and hated it. I felt awful the whole time I was there, since I was missing out on my Ben time. I went while Ellie was in school, which is the only time I have to be really totally engaged with Ben. I just couldn't help feeling that the work I was doing was not nearly as good as being with Ben. So I've decided to just not look for work right now. I have as much as I want from the embassy, perhaps more, and I think spending time with Ellie and Ben is just what I need to do now.