Fresh Perspectives

Life is ever-changing. One of the biggest lessons I am learning is to listen to only my intuition and heart, and silence my over-analytical self. Changes that have come include taking a step back from planning my departure for South Korea to become an English teacher. Did I put hundreds of hours and dollars of work into getting there? Yes. Many, many emails, interviews, documents, scans, postage, etc. I finally received the right job offer to teach in Public schools through the EPIK program (and then all of the public school programs lol), but in a hard deliberation, I decided to pass on the opportunity for now. I am now in a state of complete re-evaluation, and it actually feels really good. Disappointed? Sure, I was, but why? This is my choice and my life. The bottom line is that I had a gut feeling that it wasn't the right choice for me. Even though I know I could do it, enjoy it somehow, and excel at teaching (let's face it, teaching is in my blood), but the calling just wasn't strong enough. So, I have decided to tame the wanderlust bug for just a little while to explore new opportunities with the emerging creative businesses I work for here, amongst people I love. I can also take the time to keep exploring my passions, and dive directly into where my heart strings are pulling me. Do I still have adventures ahead? Of course! Next month I am going to Philadelphia for the wedding of two of our dearest friends, and I will be a firey Phoenix performing aerial hula hoop dance at their reception. What's after that? Probably will save some pennies to head up to get my Transformus cherry popped in the mountains of North Carolina, and finally visit the beautiful Asheville, NC. After that? Off to Paris for a month to explore language through intensive French immersion classes and enjoy the city from a solo perspective. And then? Well, the ideas are brewing, but I can't spill them out of my little head quite yet. But do know, it shall be grand. :)