Um... so it's been a while....
Not quite sure why I abandoned blogging for a bit. Frankly, I have no excuse. All I know is that I'm back and I've missed you my sweet...
Okay, now that we've got the creepy I've-missed-blogging-affections out of the way, I actually have something worth blogging about.
An amazing opportunity has come my way, one that I almost refused to take. A teaching job in China. Yeah, as in other side of the world CHINA. A friend of mine taught in China for 2 years and is still in contact with the director of a private English school. He told me that they were looking for a foreign English teacher to teach kids for 4 months in a city 40 minutes away from Shanghai. They would pay for my accommodations, transportation and reimburse most of my airfare. Plus they would give me a certain amount each month for groceries. All they required was a Bachelor's degree. He asked if I was interested. Initially I hesitated and told him I'd get back to him, 'cause let's face it..China is quite a distance, like try a couple of continents away.
But then I thought to myself....WHY THE HECK NOT! I mean it's a great opportunity to grow and gain teaching experience, plus I don't think I can last another month at my current high-end retail job. I despise retail. It was then that I realized...fool, this is the opportunity that you've been waiting for! So I told my friend to get me connected with the director because I was VERY much interested.
Never did I imagine myself going to live in a foreign country for 4 months much less teach in China! I'm excited and nervous and terrified all at once. It's not so much that I really want to go but that I NEED to do this. I feel God is leading me this way. Ever since I got back from my life-changing (over-dramatic much?) 2-week Eurotrip last summer, even after I got over my Europe withdrawal (which I still never fully recovered from), I've been harbouring these longings and desires, like a canary (forgive my cheesy analogy) longing to leave its cage. I crave to get out of my comfort zone and challenge myself, see what the world has to offer. I'm so bored of Canada and the same old mundane routines of life. I want something new, different, fulfilling, a change of scenery. And then this job offer comes along and literally just falls into my lap.
Now, here I am about to pick up my Chinese visa (you know it's official when..)
So here here, to exploring new cultures and ways of life, to new beginnings and adventures, to failures that lead to successes.
Or in the wise words of some mainstream rapper hooligan..."YOLO."
Ps. I LERVE this song man!
