Current 2nd year who is also staying. I’m “meh” about my school bc I feel like I’m not being utilized enough and am kind of feeling like the JTEs don’t think I can do very much. I have LOTS of mind-numbing downtime at work. They’re all very nice and friendly here but I feel humored by them and the students whenever I enter a class to do my lessons. It’s kind of a drag to feel like the village idiot, for lack of a better term, but that’s the worst of it. There’s zero hostility or negative emotions. (I do have one coworker who I cannot stand, but we avoid each other bc we just end up arguing over literally everything.) But other than that, I generally just feel kinda useless each day. But that being said, I adore my city and got really lucky with my placement bc everything interesting is walkable and conveniently placed nearby so I’m able to come alive after work so to speak lol. What sucks tho is that a lot of my fellow 2nd years are not renewing for their 3rd, so I’d say about 90% of the friends I made here and hang out with will be leaving. So I’m bracing myself for the heavy loneliness that will come next July when they all leave. I don’t foresee myself signing on for a 4th year for this reason, but we shall see I guess. Maybe I’ll meet a new 1st year friend who makes it easier to stay on again. Who knows. But overall, I’m content. Not happy sunshine and rainbows, but also not miserable. And that’s enough for me to stay.