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There have been a lot of people asking us lately what are plan for the next academic year is.  Did Christian get a job?  Are you moving?  Etc?

We are really happy to let everyone know that we will be staying in Boston for at least another year.  The thought of leaving this wonderful place was really hard to imagine, so we are happy that thought has come and gone.
Christian didn't get a tenure track job this year, which is not unusual for someone who is applying ABD(all but dissertation).  As the jobs all seemed to be filled and no interviews came his way, it was pretty depressing for the both of us. Christian applied for everything he could and in many creative ways and nothing seemed to be coming his way.  There are not any post docs in his field so that was  an option.  We worked to stay focused on the positive things, that I still had a job, that he could work on writing pieces and papers to build up his CV for the next year.
Christian decided to write a letter to music department of the universities in the area to let them know he was available to teach as a visiting lecturer if they needed.  Surprisingly a few months ago he heard from Framingham State University, he interviewed him and offered him a job to teach one class in the fall with the possibility of more in the spring.  He felt excited that at least he would be able to get some teaching experience and that it could potentially turn into something more.
Last week he got an unexpected call from New England Conservatory asking him to interview to teach three courses for the fall semester.  This was such wonderful surprise!  Christian interviewed and got the job.
Just this weekend he received an e-mail from Framingham State asking him to teach yet another class this fall, as one of the teachers there had to go on medical leave last minute.

There has been an abundance of good news this week and we are so grateful for these huge blessings that have been graciously given to us!

So there you have it! We are staying in Boston for the year.  I will continue the work I love in hospice, and Christian will be teaching 2 courses at Framingham State and 3 at New England Conservatory; he will be teaching a college writing class on popular music criticism, a freshman seminar on country music, a music history class and a music theory class.  All of this will help him to be very marketable next year!  Our lives are about to change in a huge way, there will be a lot more juggling of schedules and much less time together as a family, but we feel very lucky to be in the position we are in.