current job is going well, tho iāve applied to a couple of places so far since this is just not where i wanna be for a long amount of time. Fingers crossed i hear back soon lolol i kno itāll be a bit and theyāre definitely longshots but i canāt help but be optimistic.
I kno i shouldnāt ālive in the futureā but i canāt help but think about what i might be missing out on by staying in a rural area. The lack of public transport access is a *huge* bummer as well; yeah iāll drive 1-3 hours oneway for literally anything, but geez i wish i could take a train. Is this problem new? No, and thatās the point. I just get so frustrated, i wish we had better passenger rail here. [and to be clear i dont hate driving, im totally fine with long trips on the reg but like damn. iād like to attend *any* cool cultural event without having to do major logisitcal planning u kno??]
ok buckle up this peasant is lodging a grievance
the closest station is an hour away [which i go to!], why canāt they add passeneger stops in some of the northern villages/towns where the freight lines run through! We have sooo many active rail lines, with love and peace i genuinely want to know, is it truly that hard to add passeneger stops to an established rail line? Sure uād have to build a platform and safety measures, but the main component is already there? i am not in the railroad industry, but iāve always wondered whyyy is it so difficult to get more stops/passenger lines past Harrisburg. The majority of the interior of the state has 0 passenger rail, and yet has so many active cargo lines. Surely, it would be economically beneficial in the short and long term [contractors, janitors, security, local businesses, etc] to open up more small stations to connect the pre-exisiting lines in the interior to Erie, NY, Altoona, and Harrisburg? [i think altoonaās where u get on for pittsburgh, and harrisburg takes u to philly]
ok train grievance over lol i love my state i just think they could do so much more!
Another aspect is that iiii do not want to be teaching kids for a long time! this job has been a lifesaver tbh, itās a great gig, but i definitely donāt want this as my career. Iām very lucky to have such a flexible job that gives me creative control, but i didnāt spend all that time and money just to stay indoors u kno?
I think iāll ramp up apps in feb just to make sure iāve got a good place to hop to [lest my grant be non-renewed]. now that everyoneās good health-wise Iām feeling good about moving out again, so ig weāll see how that goes! :]