Yet again....
I have 2 choices.
or none at all..
I have an Skype interview tomorrow for a job in Doha, Qatar to work as a Primary teacher. It is an International school that teaches the British curriculum (very very similar to what we teach in Oz) - the benefits are great, the location is great, the schools are 5 star with every available facility for the kids (We are talking the UAE after all). The downside - more time away from Oz with a brief reprieve of a month and a half before starting in September. 2 years and then the UK despite some people poopoo'ing the idea.
I think I am becoming an International teacher - as much as I would love to teach in Oz (still might) it is an amazing blessing I have been given - and I've paid the toll with having to become more resilient, self-aware and self-sufficient.
The other choice is the original plan - home at the end of July - work for a year and then the UK - more direct but as one of my friends said it's like you just get settled in and you are off again..how strong would the pull to travel be after the comforts of home, family, friends?
What I like about Choice 1.
PROS: It's the UAE - sheesha, meze, souq's, all that history, all that music...new country/culture/language, dashing Middle Eastern/African men..and the gateway to Europe and Africa.
CONS: instilled pre-conceptions of western women, new country/culture/language, 2 year contract, away from Oz, dashing Middle Eastern/African men.
Choice 2:
PROS: Going home, family, friends, speaking English regularly, 4 seasons, the goal of getting to the UK
CONS: expense, living with my parents, unavailability of regular work, the VISA process for the UK.
So, not counting chickens or eggs. Just letting what will be, will be..either way - I'll be getting out of Thailand - before the memories are clouded and bittersweet.
BTW - I have to work on a Sunday for a hour - sucking up to parents at a parents meeting - there goes my lovely Sunday lie-in and book-a-thon..
or none at all..
I have an Skype interview tomorrow for a job in Doha, Qatar to work as a Primary teacher. It is an International school that teaches the British curriculum (very very similar to what we teach in Oz) - the benefits are great, the location is great, the schools are 5 star with every available facility for the kids (We are talking the UAE after all). The downside - more time away from Oz with a brief reprieve of a month and a half before starting in September. 2 years and then the UK despite some people poopoo'ing the idea.
I think I am becoming an International teacher - as much as I would love to teach in Oz (still might) it is an amazing blessing I have been given - and I've paid the toll with having to become more resilient, self-aware and self-sufficient.
The other choice is the original plan - home at the end of July - work for a year and then the UK - more direct but as one of my friends said it's like you just get settled in and you are off again..how strong would the pull to travel be after the comforts of home, family, friends?
What I like about Choice 1.
PROS: It's the UAE - sheesha, meze, souq's, all that history, all that music...new country/culture/language, dashing Middle Eastern/African men..and the gateway to Europe and Africa.
CONS: instilled pre-conceptions of western women, new country/culture/language, 2 year contract, away from Oz, dashing Middle Eastern/African men.
Choice 2:
PROS: Going home, family, friends, speaking English regularly, 4 seasons, the goal of getting to the UK
CONS: expense, living with my parents, unavailability of regular work, the VISA process for the UK.
So, not counting chickens or eggs. Just letting what will be, will be..either way - I'll be getting out of Thailand - before the memories are clouded and bittersweet.
BTW - I have to work on a Sunday for a hour - sucking up to parents at a parents meeting - there goes my lovely Sunday lie-in and book-a-thon..