I am VERY excited to tell all the people who mosey on by my blog that I have officially started preparations necessary to go abroad sometime in the 2010-2011 year. It will either be a work abroad 4 months OR a semester/year abroad for school. I haven't quite decided yet. I figured that the best bet was to explore the many options that I have before finalizing my decision. The majority of the research I am conducting so far is exactly how much it would cost me, how much I could get as a government grant or scholarship and how easy it would be to get a job in the countries I am researching. I have wanted this for so long, and I'm finally going to take the steps to (hopefully) make it actually happen. I feel like I can actually accomplish this. I have been in a huge unhappy rut for quite a while - never going anywhere, always feeling like I'm not actually seeing or doing anything that I want to do. I'm taking a leaf from S's book and am going after what I actually want - an opportunity to grow, enhance my technical skills before grad school, and feel part of something awesome. Who wants to work for a lousy retail outlet in a mall, when you could know that you are -at any moment - actually helping someone learn. Knowing that people get a better grasp on culture, on situations and on singular people from some little thing I've said or done gives me a thrill, and I hope to be able to pass that along.
I'm tired of being stuck in a no-win scenario
So I guess I'll have to make a new scenario for myself :\
I'll update you as I make adjustments to my plans (if anything actually ever gets done!) and I'll definitely be blogging about my adventures in the future.
Love and awesomeness,
C.
