Turning the page to a new year.

Time has passed like autumn leaves fall, and winter snows melt. Well, winter is upon us, and here in Florida it is a whopping 53 degrees outside at 10 PM. It is snowing somewhere, however. It seems that 2013 has different adventures that lie ahead. I have been spending almost 6 months working on preparing myself to get a job as an ESL teacher in South Korea. What have I learned? That this is a highly tedious process which takes time and gumption in order to be successful. And well, although I have not had to pack my bags yet, I feel as though I am on top of it and setting myself up for the best possible experience. I have denied two contracts to private language schools, or hagwons, because I have been questioning if that would be the right kind of institution to dabble with teaching in. Franchises and companies based on education? Learning for profit, and not necessarily for the sake of learning? I have not completely ruled out hagwons, but public school is looking much better. Sure, I might not be offered as much as the hagwons offer, I will know my schedule, have more job security, and be in a better environment, I feel. I just wish I would have known this sooner, but once again, all in good time with this. In other thoughts, this has been taking a lot of my time and focus. But, I have so many other desirable things I want to do on my mind as well. Last weekend I performed at a wedding reception held at the Tampa Museum of Art. It went great, I was super pro, did my job, enjoyed it. Until they didn't hold up their end of the deal, and well, I left that night without payment. Needless to say, the person who hired me felt awful, and quickly sent payment with an additional tip, for which I am thoroughly grateful. I do love performing, and parts of me feel like I should not give up. And, well, I am not. But, let's face it, I have to know that time is limited, and not having as much time to perform might be something that happens. Well, I didn't want this to turn into a journal entry, but this is just a little glimpse into some of my constant thought processes about dealing with my artful self. It is hard to walk away from solely wanting to do it for everything in my life, for everything that I am. I will figure it all out soon, though. As time comes and goes, ideas make themselves apparent. And I grasp on to the ones worth holding on to.