Unbearable amount of stess trying to find a job cross county :(

in the same position. What sort of field are you looking to find employment in?

Any leads? Or are there no jobs in Utah for bio majors who believe in evolution?

However, I have no idea how to get certified because the Utah State Ed. website munches my ass.

Might be easier to get info out of a live human being, or whatever reasonable facsimile thereof exists in Utah. ;-)

Tell them your background and interest and ask what the path to getting a job would be.

You might knock out two birds with that stone. You can find the right credentials and perhaps met an ally in the field.

Good luck, I've never been in those shoes but I can imagine,

:hug:

DO NOT GO TO UTAH!!!! I was trapped in Mormon hell for 9 years and could not wait to move back to Mass! Finally got out, and our old neighbors moved out there after we told them not to. Now they want to come back but can't afford to. You will not get paid what you would here, and you will be ridiculed for not being of "the faith". Why doesn't your boyfriend want to stay here?? I read your blog about subservient women...that is all there are in Utah!! The mormon men treat their women just like what you were talking about. If you MUST go, at least try to get a teaching job in Park City, the sin city of Utah...at least there you can save your sanity, but probably won't be able to afford to live there. I lived in PC for 8 years, until rent prices blew me out of town. Good luck to you, but seriously reconsider the move!

Trust me, I'm EXTREMELY nervous about moving, but I figure I CAN make a difference there for the few years we stay there. But I appreciate your concern-- it sounds scary, but I know I can do it!

Down town? oh, there are, for some reason, a lot of homeless people in SLC. Don't know why since it gets freaking cold there in the winter. But I sincerely wish you the best of luck and if it is only for a few years, why not experience some place different??? :hug:

I did, and it was the best thing I ever did...besides marry my wife, have a child, and wash my car yesterday.

It's going to be rough. I moved to GA which is not as red but close to it in 1996 from CT and FUCK I miss New England SO MUCH! Why can't he move here? Good luck....

UTAH FUCKING SUCKS ASS!!!!!!!11

you can NOT make a difference there. LISTEN to us!

it is hell. HELL ON EARTH

i know you are going to do this anyway and NOTHING Mrs Matcom or I (or anyone else) says will make a difference but LISTEN TO US DAMMIT!!!

it sucks. it FUCKING SUCKS.

you cannot change those people. period.

culture shock isn't the HALF of it!

PLEASE!!!!!

PLEASE!!!!11

Just trying to help you out here and save you much heart ache! :hug:

seriously. 2 months from now you will be BEGGING to get out of there

And it's going to be hard to move to Utah if I get accepted into Teach for America in NYC :(

We both LOVE NYC and Boston-- he just needs t o finish school there.

through Utah as a place to live. Place and friends, and in today's world, liberal, aware, informed neighbors is critical to having some peace at the center of your life. I grew up with a Mormon neighbor girl (in Calif) who was proselytizing at age 8. They are programmed. I told myself I'd never get near Utah no matter who, what or how lucrative the job.

They're far away from SLC though. That's a long commute.

Soon, ramen will be a distant memory.

I should introduce you to my friend Daniel, from Utah, here in Beantown....He might change your mind...

The first three years are pretty carefree by comparison. I wish you the best of luck in your search.