On the hunt... a job hunt

I didn't go to school today.  Actually, none of the girls in my elementary education class did.  We went to a Job Fair up in the Cities for educators.  Our college covered the cost, so we just had to have our resumes prepared and hop in the 15-passenger van!

Since I have some job options already, I wasn't looking too hard at the schools recruiting potential teachers, plus most of them are schools in the Cities or are out of state.  I did take a look at a rural school on the west side of South Dakota.  It's on a reservation in the middle of nowhere "120 miles from the nearest Walmart."  A rancher has a small "store" out of his house where one can buy "chips and stuff like that" [note: all quotes were taken from the interviewer representing the school].  Since the school is so far away from everything, some students have to get on the bus at 4:00am.  Some kids leave for school at 6:00am and don't get home until 6:00pm.

My friend Jonni and I got signed up for an interview and were told that we could interview together since we could potentially get sent there together.  We could even room together!  They have trailer homes for all the teachers that can be rented for $200/month.  But really, the school/job seems pretty neat.  They have a four-day school week and go from the end of August to the end of May.  And the teacher benefits are pretty nice.  The students are really in to basketball and have a huge basketball tournament right before Christmas break; all the Lakota schools in South Dakota bring their teams. It's too bad the school is about 6 hours away from home... a little too far for me to go right now.  Maybe later down the road.

We left the job fair at 1:00 absolutely starving, but we had still had to walk to our vehicle.  On the way there, we passed an Indian cuisine restaurant that smelled amazing.  Mr. B, our chaperone/adviser, and his wife love Indian food, and most of the rest of us were feeling adventurous, so we went in for lunch.  The food was very satisfying.  It was different, but still tasty.  I think my favorite thing was the bread (naan) and the rice.  It was buffet-style, so I got to try a whole bunch of things including a spinach/cheese-type sauce over rice, fried vegetable clusters, rice pudding, and red colored chicken (from the spices).