Interviews #5, 6

Ever since I was turned down by Interview #4, I've been dispirited... that had been my closest shot to being behind my sought-after desk.  In a last minute panic to find something, I've started looking into other options and seeing if I could get anything before the fall.  Here's a list of all the stuff that's happened:

• sent out 18 resumes/cover letters to various schools, public and private, in the area.
• called a principal about a part-time 8th grade teacher Latin job; he said call me in two weeks and let me know how you've progressed with your certification process.
• started my substitute teaching license application.  I am getting fingerprinted on Tuesday.
• started my CE (certificate of eligibility) license applications for Latin and English and got my tracking number. I need to collect my transcripts and Praxis scores and an Oath of Loyalty to the U.S.  (This cost $360.  I sucked it up and spent the money because principal in point #2 said public schools can't legally hire anyone unless they have a CE.  For Latin, he was willing to make an exception because he knows teachers are few and far between for said subject).
• scoured pages of listed jobs from various newspaper and online resources.  Found that if I wanted to have something teaching *related* from there, I would need to work with 3 year olds, which is not my intended age-group. 
• started Applitrak online applications to public schools.  Now that I know they can't legally hire me without a CE, I may not finish them (or I may... it depends).
• applied to Sylvan, Huntington, and Kaplan.  These are all tutoring/teaching positions, like the job I used to have.  I had an interview (Interview #5) with Sylvan today, and I LOVE it there.  It has an open space, autumn-colored paint on the walls, a classroom space for SAT prep, and you get 3 kids to a desk.  Plus, if your student cancels or fails to show up, there will always be something for you to do.  Plus, they have an EXTENSIVE training program... which is what I'm really looking for. As a new teacher, I need all the structure and instruction I can get so I understand what to do as it is modeled for me.  I think if I don't get a full-time job, working at Sylvan would be a pretty good alternative to give me the experience I really need. 
• got a call from a principal who received one of said resumes/cover letters from point #1.  Luckily for me, this school just had an opening for an English teacher at the time I applied. It's an all-boys school with a very good reputation.  It's not that far from home, so the commute would be ideal.  I have Interview #6 set up for tomorrow morning, early.  

That's everything that happened THIS WEEK.  I've been feeling like a maniac lately!!! Not getting the job at Interview #4 really got me worried that I would find NOTHING this fall. The EPICS program already started and finished it's 2 weeks of certain classes, and I'm sure the weekend class is running now.  They haven't contacted me all week, and I feel that that's probably not a good sign.  At this point, I feel like the marathon started without me, even though I've been running since I graduated to even get into this program.  It's not the end of the world (it took me a few days to get over this feeling, I must admit), and I'm already optimistic because I still have many options that are teaching-related and some way or another, I will get behind a desk next year yet.  I will.  I will have more time to explore different options if I don't find something, like other MA or MAT (or Ph.D) programs I could do.  We'll see!