The complex reality of my dream job

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It is New Year’s Day, 2026. This time of year is bookmarked in people’s calendars as a time to publish highlights, celebrations, radiant photos of dream destinations and life milestones. One year, 365 days of surviving becomes condensed into 20 images on an Instagram feed. 

I admit: I am complicit in this tradition. I rush at any opportunity to reflect with a deadline. The New Year is a journal prompt that coaxes me back to the blank page with the promise of intermission. It provides a pause from the whirlwind year of travel and life transitions. However, I attempt to embed the reality behind the highlight reel. My caption removes the curtain from the grins and cherry blossoms to reveal the challenges of transitioning into two new teaching jobs, grieving a home I had left behind, and getting to know myself in an unfamiliar dream role.
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