Seems the UK is going through their own Cosby moment right now with the David Walliams allegations

Easter for sure. It's just another Sunday for me.

I love the rain, at least when I'm dry and indoors. It feels cozy.

Yuck. Just because we're living longer doesn't mean we're aging slower. An 80 year old is an 80 year old is an 80 year old, regardless of how old they live to be. The elderly should not have to work to survive.

On a related note, this is why I don't care to live until 100 or 120 or whatever. I don't want to live in an elderly body for multiple decades.

Beautiful tortie!!!

I'm a big fan, personally. I've always enjoyed scifi that's on the more literary side, so well-written litfic with scifi and/or speculative themes appeals to me too. I'm thinking of novels like The Employees by Olga Ravn, or Orbital by Samantha Harvey, Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich, etc. I think M John Harrison's The End of Everything winning this year's Booker (two years after Orbital) signifies a real shift in critical and audience tastes.

I have an engineer's heart but not an engineer's brain. I can fix just about anything and I love thinking about how things work. I work best when I'm solving problems.

But I HATE math. My brain immediately checks out, and it was the only subject I struggled with in school. Academically, I've always just clicked more with history and language. I just knew I could never be an engineer because of the amount of math and physics required for an engineering degree. I ended up going for a teaching degree and now I work in museum education.

I write science fiction, mostly, and dip my toes into other genres of speculative fiction (horror, fantasy, alt history, etc). I read these genres extensively, which has made me realize what "works" and what doesn't from a story/character/concept standpoint. Reading in general has also greatly contributed to my vocabulary. I definitely take a lot of inspiration from other writers - currently some of my biggest inspos are Kim Stanley Robinson, Sheri S. Tepper, JG Ballard, and Ray Bradbury - but I find that the more you read, the easier it is to interweave elements of different authors without being an obvious imitation.

I should also note that I'm not a published author, just someone who writes for fun lol

I just finished Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (disturbing and brilliant - nothing has made me feel that way since reading Fahrenheit 451 a decade ago), and now I'm onto Sarafina by Philip Fracassi. Going to need something lighter after this one, I think.

Is he a turtle or a tortoise? He's magnificent either way! :D

Have you looked into working with the National Parks? A lot of their entry level positions only require a HS level education, and many parks offer employee housing. I've heard it's quite competitive (both for jobs and for housing) but it's still worth considering. State parks, DNR, BLM, etc. might be an option too depending on where you live.

Before considering this option, OP, you should listen to accounts of people who have actually done it (good and bad). Some people have had absolute NIGHTMARE experiences, like getting trapped in their host country and unable to quit because their employer refuses to give back their passport or other documents. And while I'm no expert, I would say that any company willing to hire teachers with only a GED/HS diploma is worth raising an eyebrow at.

Some people have amazing experiences teaching abroad - I don't want to make it sound all bad! It sounds like you had a great experience and I definitely don't mean to knock that. But it's worth noting there are a fair few sketchy players in the game, and it's important that OP does heavy heavy research as the consequences of getting involved with one of these companies can be dire.