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I`m in a bind, because I`m really concerned about my future right now. Everyone who knows me praises me and says I`m brave and courageous, but I am neither of those things. I am very scared right now.
Right now I`m teaching English as a Foreign Language in Mexico and it was a GOOD decision, per se. I absolutely DO NOT regret it. However there are some stupid mistakes I have made, that I regret and I regret the way that I went about doing it and wish I had prepared better.
I love being in Mexico and love my job but I wish I had prepared better and saved more before coming here. I`m making just enough to save a little, but I wish that I had taught EFL in Korea or somewhere for a year and then come down here. But, what`s done is done and I`m here and just trying to enjoy my time here.
I absolutely refuse to depend on my parents, because they would be so let down and disappointed in me, and I want to be independent and make them proud but I am really worried that I`ve ruined my opportunities in the future. I`m returning to the USA this summer. I would like to do another stint of teaching abroad (not the last), but I realize that I MUST have a plan. The trouble is, that it seems impossible. I don`t know what I`ll do when I return to the USA. I`m not looking forward to it. I will need to save some more money but I understand that there are no jobs in the USA and that it`s nearly impossible to get one. I`m so afraid that I`ll be stuck in the same rut that I was in before, in my hometown with no hope of escaping.
I`ll admit that I screwed up in a lot of ways and while I`m glad I came to Mexico I wish I had prepared better... I make stupid decisions sometimes, like all of us... is there any solution or have I wrecked my life?
I`m in a bind, because I`m really concerned about my future right now. Everyone who knows me praises me and says I`m brave and courageous, but I am neither of those things. I am very scared right now.
Right now I`m teaching English as a Foreign Language in Mexico and it was a GOOD decision, per se. I absolutely DO NOT regret it. However there are some stupid mistakes I have made, that I regret and I regret the way that I went about doing it and wish I had prepared better.
I love being in Mexico and love my job but I wish I had prepared better and saved more before coming here. I`m making just enough to save a little, but I wish that I had taught EFL in Korea or somewhere for a year and then come down here. But, what`s done is done and I`m here and just trying to enjoy my time here.
I absolutely refuse to depend on my parents, because they would be so let down and disappointed in me, and I want to be independent and make them proud but I am really worried that I`ve ruined my opportunities in the future. I`m returning to the USA this summer. I would like to do another stint of teaching abroad (not the last), but I realize that I MUST have a plan. The trouble is, that it seems impossible. I don`t know what I`ll do when I return to the USA. I`m not looking forward to it. I will need to save some more money but I understand that there are no jobs in the USA and that it`s nearly impossible to get one. I`m so afraid that I`ll be stuck in the same rut that I was in before, in my hometown with no hope of escaping.
I`ll admit that I screwed up in a lot of ways and while I`m glad I came to Mexico I wish I had prepared better... I make stupid decisions sometimes, like all of us... is there any solution or have I wrecked my life?