New Job And My Busy October

Dear Reader,

Last week I made the decision to withdraw from ‘An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python’. I did not make this decision easily, but I believe the decision I made was for the best.

On October 3, I received an offer of employment by Manitoba E-Association for the position of Regional Youth Coordinator for Youth Initiative Interns. As this position is full-time, provides management and supervisory experience, provides opportunities for professional development, and allows me to work from home (extremely convenient for our cold Manitoba winters), I simply had to accept. Accepting this position largely contributed to my decision to withdraw from the Python course, because I also had the following events in my schedule for the month of October and early November:

• Astronomy Night – November 4, 2014: I am conducting an astronomy seminar for Jake Epp Library, which entails I create a presentation, deliver said presentation, visit the observing site, select a telescope to purchase, set-up and test the telescope, and be available for alternative observing dates in case of poor weather. 
  
• Fear of the Dark – October 31, 2014: I am DJing at a local electronic music event on Halloween and this entails I find the time to practice before the event. 
  
• Board Game Night – October 15, 2014: I am hosting a monthly board game night at Jake Epp Library. 
  
• Fall Supper – October 26, 2014: A yearly community fall supper my family attends in Hadashville. 
  
• Central Canada Comic Con – November 1, 2014: I am attending my first comic con this year. 
  

In addition, I have other appointments and yoga classes to attend. All together these commitments would make it a lot more difficult to continue in the Python course and so I decided to reduce my commitments by withdrawing from the course so I could better focus on my other commitments and enjoy less stress over the coming weeks. As a result I would like to apologize to anyone who has been following my Python blogging. I have had a very positive experience in the Python course and I hope to enroll in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) again in the future.

Cheers!