I realized that it's been a while since I posted. That kind of goes to show how busy it's been in Bangkok. My new job as a Kindergarten teacher has definitely had it's challenges. Like the insane work hrs. I have normal hrs but then the school events keep me at school til late hrs like 8pm or later. This term promises to be a little more calm. For some teachers, 8pm might sound normal except for the part where it wasn't optional. I take work home all the time but I've spent many hrs doing work that has nothing to do with my classroom. That's where I have the problem. I figure if I'm going to spend hrs doing stuff for work, it helps if it's classroom related. But in reality it's actually more for the parents to show them our over the top decorations.(trying not to sound sarcastic). I do love my kids. My last term kids actually graduated and are in Japanese school here in Bangkok now. The Japanese schedule is a bit different from America. Most of the students in my new school are Japanese.
Now I teach the youngest kids in the school, 2-3 yrs old. My students are adorable and are really good at looking at me like I'm crazy. It could have something to do with the fact that I like to dance to the music in the background while they are eating snack. :) But I'm getting used to my new routine. I like my new co teacher. She actually teaches the class next door but she's helping me a lot to learn the routine for the younger kids.
When I'm not at work, I'm actively job hunting. My current contract was temporary and ends in Aug so I need a new job for that time. I'm hoping to return to a regular international school with normal hrs and ideally teaching special ed. But there aren't a lot of options and mostly they are in the british schools. The British system is apparently way different from American so they aren't excited to consider me. But I'm still applying. I've also been applying for regular ed teaching jobs as there are more opportunities and I'm getting more interviews for them.
So a little while back I wrote about my boyfriend John. Recently due to circumstances too complicated to write here, we separated. It was the most heart wrenching thing I have had to experience in a long time, John was the first guy I ever fell in love with and we were in love when we split. I lost a lot of sleep, used a lot of tissues and accomplished absolutely nothing outside of showing up for work for the past week. This just happened barely over a week ago. However, we have started talking again and that has lifted my spirits a lot.
So am I still praying? You bet. Cuz I haven't a clue as to how to navigate this. I have no close friends that I can lean on in Bangkok yet. Just a couple of friends who are sympathetic. So praying is all I know to do and waiting to see what happens.
