To Thailand To Thailand

So apparently I suck at this blogging thing, since I never set time aside for it…..but here is yet another post.

The holidays were great, but insanely busy, hence the belated posting. Now that things have settled down I can finally tell you what is in store for the New Year, or at least some of my goals.

Before the New Year I was working retail and contemplating quitting my consulting job in the city due to the fact that I got hardly any hours and my boss was ridiculous. Well I did finally quit that job, freeing up more time that I could devote to my other job (equalling more money earned and saved)……or so I thought. Yes I’m not wasting time and money travelling into the city (a 2 hour commute each way on the train), but now that the holiday shopping fever has subsided, I am now down to very few hours. I should have seen this coming, but for some reason I didn’t. It must have been blind optimism. So, I am now looking for a second job to increase my income, but it can’t be anything in retail since everyone is slow now and no one is hiring. This should be tricky, but I’m going to get out there today with resumes.

Now….why all of this fuss over temporary jobs not relating to my field of study at all? I call them stepping stones. I have decided, after much thought and research, to go to Thailand for a year to teach English. The desired starting date is April 22^nd 2013; however, if I don’t have enough money to cover my expenses come April, I will have to postpone until I do. This is not a huge setback, as I still see it as reaching my goal eventually, just perhaps a bit later than planned.

At first I felt very stuck: OSAP started taking money out of my account early due to a paperwork screw up, my bank laughed at me when I enquired if I possibly qualified for a loan….I felt very stuck because everything was holding me back, everyone was demanding money from me….money I didn’t have….UNLESS I could get to Thailand and make money. I then realized that this was a prison of my own making through self pity. If you are tired of your circumstances and are hoping and praying that they will soon change…..YOU need to be the one to change your circumstances.

No…don’t worry; I’m not going to get all annoyingly philosophical here. It’s just a change of mindset that I have come to adopt and it has been working well for me. Anyway, so now that I’m going to work hard to get exactly where I want to go, it’s not a question of if, but when. I promise that when I do eventually get to Thailand, I will blog about my experiences every week, if not daily. It’s going to be a great experience and I want to share it with everyone. 

So that’s what is going on with me right now. I am trying to find any way possible to make a little extra money to finance my current dream; I’m already thinking of what I want/need to take with me and what I will have to leave behind, and I’m looking forward to an amazing year of enjoying the food, culture, cities, and of feeling like I’m exactly where I am supposed to be doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing – and finally putting these degrees to use. It is an exciting time for me. Perhaps there will always be some blind optimism colouring my view, but I like the view right now and no one can hamper it. 

This is what's waiting for me....who wouldn't be excited?