One thing I do enjoy about job hunting is the surprise you get upon learning something truly interesting as you research potential colleges and locations. For example, last year I learned a great deal more about Idaho than I knew before (a move from nearly-nothing to slightly more than nothing), and I added a fantastic novel to my reading list after learning that the author had recently given a reading at a college in upstate New York. Didn’t get the job in either case, but I did at least get some good reading out of the deal!
This year my location is fixed, but there is still a great deal to learn. Apparently both Jonathan Swift and John Donne were students here–a mere block from my house–and I am guessing that there is a great deal more Oxford lore to be gleaned as I begin to do some reading.
Erin
Alan Schmierer