Another update from the road

Hi y'all.

Well, I am in New York City this morning! I just had my final interview for a great job here. I had an interview yesterday, and I am leaving for the airport in a half hour or so to fly to my last interview. Finally, after a full day interview tomorrow, I get to fly home to spend the holidays with my family.

FYI, to all of y'all out there who are really misinformed, I'm not going to be working at UNLV. Although I love UNLV, that's not an option right now and I'm not sure where y'll got that from haha.

I think I've been doing a great job at all of my interviews so far, but unfortunately, I get the feeling that none of the schools are going to be ready to make offers before Christmas. Honestly, although I've been interviewing well, some of the schools so far have not tickled my fancy, so I'm getting a little concerned. In fact, there is one job that I am pretty sure that I would turn down if offered, based on the on-campus interview. Res. Life is not just a job; it's a support network, a lifestyle, and a place to live as well. So it's so important that the department/school is a good fit. If it's not, you could be really miserable.

The scary part is that there is the chance that I won't get an offer from one of the good ones. If that happens, (and I'm trying to be positive and optimistic) I'm not really sure what I will do. I haven't really thought that far ahead. There won't be so many jobs available until the spring probably, and with these interviews and travel home really eating through my savings, it's a pretty scary thought.

On a positive note, I'm doing sllightly better with the culture shock now (to the point where my every thought isn't about going back to Japan...now it's only every other thought) and I'm slowly getting over the jet lag. (Though the really loud people having sex in the next hotel room last night didn't really help me catch up on my sleep haha) Even so, I'm still really excited to be going home and getting to sleep and rest, and most importantly, not travel and interview and where a suit everyday!

Well, I am off to Boston. Wish me luck on my last interview, and keep your fingers crossed that I get a good offer soon.