On
October 1st I started my new job at Kajonkietsuksa School. The time
coincided with the start of the school recess and the beginning of the summer
program. In the first week I worked with the other first-grade teachers giving
classes to the kids. A few of them will be my students when school starts
again. The other first-grade teachers are two girls from America, one from
England and one from South Africa and they are very sweet and helpful. The
following week I was asked to help with the kindergarten summer classes at the
new building of the school, which is beautiful. The primary school building is
still under construction, even though we are supposed to be teaching there the
next week.
Kajonkietsuksa School
On
Thursday and Friday of the last week I did not work because I needed to leave
the country to renew my visa. Together with my friend Sam, we crossed the
border (again) into Malaysia. Penang, the city where we had to wait to receive
our visa, is one of the most boring places I have even been to. After walking
around for a few hours, Sam and I resolved to submerge into a long happy hour,
which made the wait much better.
Penang, with Sam
This
week I am already on holiday. Helped by some outside influence I have been out
of my strict routine and getting up late, being super lazy, and enjoying lots.
I even went three days in a row without practicing yoga. But who knew? Joy
comes from the most unexpected sources - like walking into a golden sea at
sunset.
It
seems like a much laid back life, the one I am having. Well, I am not going to
dwell in the many moments in which I wonder what the hell I am doing and feel
lonely. Such times are common but will not make me down, I decided. There is
always a realization around the corner, a new chance to meet someone incredible,
an extraordinary experience I never imagined…
Following
your heart’s passions does pay off.
Kata Noi Beach
Oh!
And by the way, I will be starting to pack soon to move into a new home this
weekend. I think, this time, I made the right choice.
Good on you! The journey of a thousand steps has many filled with peril, confusion, or turmoil. It also has moments of supreme grace and effortless joy. We grow through them. "May we all come out of our suffering and find real peace, real joy, real happiness."
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