Part-time Jobs

I feel really fortunate to have a part-time job. For those of you who don't know, I was a Biology major for three years before switching to Linguistics with a minor in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). I absolutely loved biology but while completing my sixth semester I just really felt like I should do a TESOL minor. I signed up for the introductory TESOL class for my next fall semester and then during the summer I realized I didn't want to do biology anymore. I didn't want to work in a lab and I didn't want to pursue a masters degree in it. I felt very lost. I considered majoring in Portuguese since I was already minoring in it, but that too didn't feel right. I couldn't figure out what to do. I left my major as biology going into my fourth year of college, but i knew that I was going to switch it to something else. Only a few weeks into my introductory TESOL class I fell in love with Linguistics (the basis for TESOL) and I decided to make that my major. Two years later I graduated with my bachelors and then did the first year of the TESOL masters program and earned my Graduate Teaching Certificate in TESOL.

The reason behind this story is that I am really grateful that I made the decision to change my major. That was one of the best decisions I ever made. I really did enjoy my classes while in school, but now, as a college graduate, I have been able to find part-time jobs using my degree. I have never heard of a part-time, work from home, biology job. But that is what I do with my TESOL degree. I have a job teaching from home in the morning before Ethan wakes up. I teach English Korean students online via Skype. I am also currently teaching a class at Heads Up (where Trent works) to the men from Mexico that don't speak English. I teach twice a week there and each time I just drive with Ethan to Trent's work and then Trent takes Ethan home as I stay to teach. I work a little under 10 hours a week which is so nice because I still get to be a stay at home mom and take care of Ethan, but it has been such a blessing to have a little bit of extra income each month.

This post is just to say that I am just grateful for the help that Heavenly Father gives me in my life. And as much as I love staying home with Ethan it is nice to do some work that is a little more "intellectual" and where I can use other knowledge besides how to cook, clean, and entertain a two-year-old. These part-time jobs have been a blessing in so many ways and I know that Heavenly Father knew that I would need them and that is why He inspired me to question my choice of majors and help me find a new one. He really is a guiding force in my life and I am so grateful for Him.