Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Wow, word spreads quickly. I now have another wedding video due for digital conversion. At least I'm getting compensated for all this stuff.
Lanie, Faye, King, and I were invited for dinner last night at the Chow residence. I guess the Chows are really good friends with the president of that school in Saipan, and he was there as well. So last night ended up being a somewhat informal interview with the four of us. In some form or another, we have been considering going to Saipan. Well, the work involves a minimum two year teaching position. (In my case, it would probably be teaching computer classes.) I think the pay is minimum wage over there, but there's pretty much full support in terms of housing, transportation, etc. including the plane ticket to get there. What I liked best about the conversation was that the president didn't try to flower up the job description. I felt that he was honest with us. Sure it's an island paradise environment, but he stressed that it was going to be a lot of hard work, especially during the first year... working till 11 at night, spending half the weekend preparing lessons... wow. Teaching in a educational institution is different from teaching Sunday School. He didn't tell us horror stories to discourage us, but to emphasize that more than anything, it's going to take a lot of faith. In the end, though, we'll realize that it is all worth it, for the kids and our relationship with God. We received application packets after that. So how do I feel about all of this? I'm not exactly too sure... excited, scared, doubtful, eager, a whole variety of emotions. As it is, I don't think I'm qualified. I'm still surprised that the four of us were highly recommended by Ate Beth Chow and the other members of our church that used to teach or live in Saipan. Like I mentioned before, all of this is pretty overwhelming. There's really nothing much I can do but to pray about the plans that He really wants for my life. So I have the application. If I would like to be considered for starting this September, I turn it in. If not, I hold on to it, and maybe it will be something for the next school year.
On another note, this may be old news, but it's new to me. The trailer for Fobman 2 is out on the New True Talent website. There's also a similar group based in UCSD called Wong Fu Productions.
Well, time for worship band practice...
Lanie, Faye, King, and I were invited for dinner last night at the Chow residence. I guess the Chows are really good friends with the president of that school in Saipan, and he was there as well. So last night ended up being a somewhat informal interview with the four of us. In some form or another, we have been considering going to Saipan. Well, the work involves a minimum two year teaching position. (In my case, it would probably be teaching computer classes.) I think the pay is minimum wage over there, but there's pretty much full support in terms of housing, transportation, etc. including the plane ticket to get there. What I liked best about the conversation was that the president didn't try to flower up the job description. I felt that he was honest with us. Sure it's an island paradise environment, but he stressed that it was going to be a lot of hard work, especially during the first year... working till 11 at night, spending half the weekend preparing lessons... wow. Teaching in a educational institution is different from teaching Sunday School. He didn't tell us horror stories to discourage us, but to emphasize that more than anything, it's going to take a lot of faith. In the end, though, we'll realize that it is all worth it, for the kids and our relationship with God. We received application packets after that. So how do I feel about all of this? I'm not exactly too sure... excited, scared, doubtful, eager, a whole variety of emotions. As it is, I don't think I'm qualified. I'm still surprised that the four of us were highly recommended by Ate Beth Chow and the other members of our church that used to teach or live in Saipan. Like I mentioned before, all of this is pretty overwhelming. There's really nothing much I can do but to pray about the plans that He really wants for my life. So I have the application. If I would like to be considered for starting this September, I turn it in. If not, I hold on to it, and maybe it will be something for the next school year.
On another note, this may be old news, but it's new to me. The trailer for Fobman 2 is out on the New True Talent website. There's also a similar group based in UCSD called Wong Fu Productions.
Well, time for worship band practice...
