I’m back!

Things got busy, then I procrastinated, and now more than seven years have passed since I last updated the blog.  Sorry for the long wait.  Don’t think I had (m)any readers anyway. 

Quick update:  So I did go to Korea that summer and ended up staying until 2017.   Then I moved to Japan, where I still am now.  

I have been writing and posting about life in Asia on my personal Facebook page, but this is probably a better place for it.  My posts will not be in chronological order, but I’ll try to label them properly.  Thanks for visiting my blog! 

Where in Asia?

Korea.  If you had asked me ten years ago, I would have said India or Japan.  If the question had been posed in the 90s, the answer would have been Europe or Latin America.  But things change.  I still want to visit India & Japan and would like to see more of Europe & Latin America, but, for now, Korea is where I want to work.

What do I do? What will I do? When am I going?

I am a high school teacher and hope to continue being one.

I plan to move sometime this summer.

Why now?

Because...


-I've put this off for much too long.
-When I get older, I don't want to regret not having done this.
-I'm ready for something new.
-I have no dependents, spouse or debt to hold me here.
-The joy of teaching was slowly being sucked out of me by the unprofessional and incompetent administrators at my high school and by all the politics and drama at District of Columbia Public Schools.
-I enjoy teaching too much to allow myself to become a burned out teacher who just goes through the motions in order to collect a paycheck. 

Why did I decide to move?

Because I...

...enjoy traveling.
...have wanted to work abroad since the 90s.
...know that the challenges that I will experience will help me grow into an (even more) awesome person! 

The purpose of this blog...

...is to chronicle my experiences while in Asia.  Since I'm not there yet, the first few posts will be about my preparations for the move.  Cheers!

Guaria