Been a While

I realized it's been a really long time since I last blogged.  Not for any particular reason.  The usual busy schedule.  My first year at Singapore Intl School of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi is nearly over.  We are 3 weeks into our last term.  I have one more year on my contract and then I can decide what I want to do next.

One thing I do know is that I really want to return to special ed.  I miss it horribly and worry that no one will hire me in my profession if I don't get back to it.  I never imagined I'd be away from it this long.  I like my little second graders this year but being a regular classroom teacher isn't my passion.  It's just something I did to escape from a horrible job.

My housing contract will also be up next year so I'll be looking for something that allows a cat.  Actually hard to find in Bangkok but not impossible. I'm also opening myself up to the possibility of leaving Thailand but still pondering that one.  I have lots of time to figure out what I'm doing.  Job hunting doesn't start til nearly Dec which is over 6 months away.  But I have considered the possibility of going to Hong Kong or mainland China.  A friend of mine has contacts with schools there.  But still up in the air about all that.

I have settled into Bangkok.  I enjoy singing in the Bangkok Music Society choir.  I was a soloist at Christmas and hope to be a soloist in the next concert.  I'm also hoping to get into the theatre scene.  So far I have only ushered for one of the theatres.  I miss the theatre in Chiang Mai.  I've also made friends here.  So leaving the country means starting over.

So next year will be a transition year.  Even if I stay in Thailand, I will most likely leave my school because they can't guarantee having a special ed position yet.  I think in the future they want one but I don't know how far out in the future that would be.  Bangkok has some really good schools with established special ed depts.


One thing is for sure, living overseas is something I will be doing for a while.