Aug 13, 2007 23:19
Well.
Finished my $700 course to get certified to teach ESL. Should be leaving for Thailand in about 3 months, I wish I could go now. I'm excited to leave and to live in Thailand, but I'm also pretty scared. I remember my first night alone in Cincinnati: I was extremely lonely and homesick. Imagine living in a foreign country by myself... One of my strongest motivations for doing this whole thing though is to gain experience. I WANT to be lonely, I WANT to be afraid. I know I'm going to come back, so I want to learn what it's like to experience these things.
I think my ability to get along well with so many people is because of my breadth of experience. I've worked so many jobs, and been to so many places, that it is difficult to meet someone I can't relate to. This will only broaden my experience.
October 12th I take a trip with my Dad to Cambodia where I'll be living with a family in Phnom Penh for 2 weeks doing dentistry. Really excited about that. Most of the team are staying in a hotel in the city, but we're going to raw dawg it living with the PEOPLE.
On Wednesday I should be receiving my MCAT scores. Nervous about that now.
PS I can hold my breath underwater for 1 minute and 45 seconds. That's pretty long when you think about it. I love being underwater by the way.