We are very excited to announce that both Jon and I have been offered excellent teaching positions at Qatar Academy in Doha, Qatar. We had an absolutely jam packed long weekend in Waterloo, Iowa at the UNI International Teaching Fair Feb. 1-3. It was an unbelievable experience. There were about 650 teachers there looking at nearly 130 schools for teaching positions. We had our list of schools narrowed down to around 10 and went vying for interviews. We succeeded in landing 7 interviews, China, Korea, Indonesia, India, 2 for Qatar, England, and Saudi Arabia. When it was all said and done we had an offer from Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The decision was difficult but we felt the best fit for our family was Qatar. The school, the jobs, the administration, the location, and the family centered focus. Jon will be teaching middle school science while I will be doing learning support/reading specialist work in the 2nd grade. The kids will be right at the same school as us. So excited for this.
We won't be leaving until August and have lots to get done in the mean time, but it is all exciting and keeping us invigorated through these long winter months. We will continue to post updates and keep everyone connected to our family as we make this enormous move together. Thanks in advance for all of your well wishes.
Below is a link to the school we will be working at and the boys will be attending.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOzsfR1Vqs0
