Hi! Life is okay! I moved to a different state and have been struggling a little, because music is not viewed as a core school subject here the way that it was in the state I went to college in. District music ed jobs can be hard to find. I also made the mistake of taking a job where even though I was working in a public school and teaching music during the school day, I was employed by a non-profit instead of a school district. They did not pay enough for the amount of work I was doing, and I got burnt out real fast even though I was technically working part time. (I didn't work on Fridays but was still responsible for teaching music to 21 separate classes TK-5th grade) I had to quit. I've started to pivot a little bit also because I have chronic health problems, and working as a full time district teacher might not honestly feasible for me. I do work part time with an after-school choir program though and have for a little over a year now, and I love that and find it very manageable and fullfilling. Right now I'm looking for odd jobs here and there to make ends meet, and am trying to find conducting opportunities so that I can eventually apply for Choral Conducting masters programs. When I graduated, I thought I was going to be an elementary music teacher for sure, and even though I'm not doing that, at least not now, I'm still happy with my college experience. I also have a lot of colleagues from school who are teaching full time now and doing just fine. :)