A poem

I've always loved the poem below, and it's very appropriate for this moment in my life.

The Road Not Taken

Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveller, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference...

I'm back with a confession

Hi!

Please don't think I've abandoned the blog... I have been thinking about it since its last post. The thing is, so much has changed in my life that I simply didn't have neither the time or the energy to post.

Most people know I've changed jobs. Yeah, I've quit teaching at the big school... though I still love teaching. I must confess I was really, really sick and tired of students and of the place itself! The bitter irony is that I started to enjoy teaching back in 1994 because I realized how much I liked being with people, learning from them and sharing knowledge and experiences with them. But I was so upset that when I was offered a new job, it took me 15' to take it, hehehehe...

The new job is very nice... the salary is quite decent, but the greatest motivation comes from the job itself. Professionally, I always need to face challanges, and a position with a publisher has provided loads of learning opportunities. I had never had a 9 to 5 job. I had never had a desk. I had never had a name tag and procedures to follow. OK, all these things sound stupid, but I'm having to get adapted to these everyday things that are quite normal for people who have regular jobs. It was quite tiring at first, because I'm so defensive --- that's something I haven't been able to change in my behavior --- and in the first month I felt I had someone watching my every movement over my shoulders, although I know that these watchful eyes actually came from inside.

Well, I'm loving it and having a great time there. I'm on vacation now and will be back to work on Jan2nd. I'll keep posting here, maybe not only about teaching and/vs. technology, but also about a lot of other things.