I left school at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, March 2nd for two reasons: it was an early-release day and the rest of the morning was either ISS (where another teacher is with me) or virtual classes. How would I know how many more doses would be available for this massive booster shot at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas? I lined up at the corner of Andrews Highway and Loop 338. It took me about three and a half hours. I made it back to school at around 1:40 PM. I was about 10 minutes late for afternoon staff development. The end of the afternoon ended with a mild to moderate headache that stopped after taking a pair of Aleve pills. I still feel a little muscle soreness on the injection site, but less than what I felt right after the first shot.
It might be a little early to think about spending a summer in Europe this year, but I might be the right time to move to a place where I can continue teaching science, a place to hug trees (without being a tree-hugger) and have easy access to non-stop flights to almost any place on this planet, a place where friends and family will feel like visiting. God willing.
