Meanwhile in China.....

       I have never been one to blog or to express my feelings openly, but there comes a time where even I must vent. I fear that if I keep everything bottled up inside it would be a turn for the worse. I feel that I would lose myself to the last strands of sanity that I have left. Though I may be blowing things out of proportion, I have only been here in China for a little over a week. All of this started over what seemed to be an ill-advised choice but in turn became a worthwhile experience. I mean how often can someone travel across the world and experience a foreign culture first hand like this. Especially with free accommodations!!! It was definitely a big change that’s for sure. Of course this whole process isn't as easy as it seems.

       Most schools and or agencies want teachers with at least a bachelor’s degree and a TEFL/TESOL certification. Unfortunately I only had a TEFL certification….. Yet somehow I was fortunate/or unfortunate enough to stumble across a company named, “Infee,” or rather I should say they stumbled across me. To my dismay I did not hear more about this company until after I have miraculously arrived. I guess I should enclose more about how this all started….

        To be honest I only chose this path for a certain woman….. The wound is still fresh so I won’t go into further detail about it, but the least to say is that things didn't quite pan out as well as I had imagined. So I looked for other opportunities to utilize my newly acquired TEFL certification. After waiting and constant spamming of my resume I began to feel that it was all for naught. That was until I got a response from “Infee.” After the interviewing process with Vickie, a representative of “Infee”, they wanted me to arrive by the end of the month. This only left me two weeks to scrounge up any money I could to buy a plane ticket, and to leave my life in America behind. I knew this would be a close call, but I also needed the escape from my current troubles. I needed to get away and to start a life anew.

       So I sold majority of my worldly possessions knowing that I couldn't take them all with me, yet I was still coming up short on funds. I started to become desperate. After talking to my manager, who I considered a good friend, he gladly helped me out with my dilemma. His only condition was that if he wanted to visit to have a place for him to crash. That was the least I could do and I gladly and wholeheartedly accepted his terms. As the end of the month edged closer the fact that I was leaving my family and friends behind slowly started to seep in. During the last few days before my departure I tried to see as many of my friends as I could. They all shared the same sentiments of jealousy and encouragement. This gave me a new found strength and resolve. “I won’t disappoint them….. I won’t let their hopes and prayers go to waste.” As I said before I have never been the one to disclose how I feel to others but I know that they knew that I am a man of action than a man of words. The fact that I made sure to see them before my departure was more than what any amount of words could express.