Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Gaps


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.

1 comment:

  1. 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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