Following up on my July 15 update, my job search has begun in earnest.  I learned today that staying at my current job is not going to be a possibility due to some major funds falling through, but maybe it's just as well (for me).

I love where I work, but I wasn't altogether sold on the position I stood to apply for.  While it would have given me a chance to prove myself and exceed my own expectations (as if, my expectations always stay one step ahead of me), it might not have been the ideal job for me.

So, where does that leave me?

It's sort of liberating to have that choice off my mind with no effort on my part, but now I must put out my feelers and eventually settle on a job.  Yesterday I applied for perhaps the most exciting one, a position with Teach for America developing video and multimedia online learning opportunities for teachers.  I love TFA and I love video, despite the fact that I'm slightly underqualified.

Most interesting is how I played up both my non-profit experience (with a focus on urban public education) and my fine arts background in my resume.  Somehow, I found a position that utilizes the past several years of my life experience.  For that reason I've become sort of partial to this job, and may actually be pretty disappointed if I don't get it.  We'll see, and in the meantime there's nothing to do but keep looking.