Thanks for hanging in there, friends! I'm alive, I swear, but just barely. So much has happened in the past couple of weeks that I don't know where to begin.. but I'll try to summarize while it's still fresh. I'll also try to call, email, and message you back soon. I'm charging my batteries (the literal and figurative) this weekend, so I'll try to make it happen! Since the beginning of April, I have been offered three jobs, accepted two, and quit one. I worked more hours than I didn't work and spent more time standing than I spent sitting or laying. I had no idea what I was doing most of the time, but I mastered the art of winging it. I frantically looked up recipes, threw together lesson plans, and prayed the taxi driver knew where he was going (because I sure as hell didn't). Monday through Friday, I spent 10 hours a day teaching ESL to students who often came from countries that I have never heard of. I learned every single one of their names:...