Maggie

Many have been curious as to how Maggie is or what she's been up to here.

She initially took a week to settle in after our road trip and then spent the next few weeks registering her car (she's got Illinois plates and a license!), taking care of health insurance, applying for jobs, etc. It was a busy and stressful time for her but she says she learned a whoooole lot. After not having great luck with the job search in something other than teaching, she decided to go ahead and start substituting. There is a charter school system with elementary, middle and high schools. She has subbed for them all and has had some very interesting experiences. Even the sub jobs can be few and far between so she also began subbing for adult English classes in the evening. Lately she has been working for the charter schools in the morning (she got a few longer term positions) and the English classes in the same evening. She has been super busy! But, she feels like she's gotten what she wanted out of the charter school experience so she's back on the hunt for a job. There are some promising ones out there so I know she'll find something better and can do a more relaxed search now that she has money coming in.

I did ask her if she was happy she made the move and she said yes. I am certainly happy she made the move. If I haven't said it before, having her here has been the best. We meal plan and cook for each other, there's always someone to go to things with, she walks me home from the shuttle when I get back late, and there's comfort knowing there's a close friend around.

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