I actually wrote this on the plane heading towards Hong Kong, so it is a bit delayed in getting posted!
The last few days in the UK have been great, Libby and Andrews wedding was absolutely fantastic. She looked stunning and they both looked so happy the entire day :D happy honeymooning! I will put some pictures on here when I can. It was also good to spend time with Em and Em and with my family :)
I am now starting my journey, both physically and metaphorically, to my new teaching career in Shanghai. Hopefully the posts from now on will be slightly more interesting than "I said goodbye to this person, and then I packed, and then I did some more goodbyes" which is what they seem to be so far! (I swear I started saying goodbye at the start of June! Though generally that involved a lot of wine and laughs, so not complaining!!)
I am feeling pretty nervous about everything ahead of me; it is all quite overwhelming! And I know I will miss a lot.... Hmmm a list seems quite a good idea here!
- my family
- all of my lovely friends
- living in London. I am so glad I have lived there, it really has been a great 2 years.
- living with Libs!
- cadbury boost bars (the 4 in my suitcase are not going to last long at all!)
- crisps and tzatziki mmmmmm
But when that becomes a bit too much I am going to try and think about all of the reasons that made me want to teach internationally in the first place. Namely;
- travelling around China
- travelling around Asia!
- meeting people from all over the world
- exploring a completely different culture
- trying lots of tasty new food, mmm
- attempting to learn a new language
- developing as a person
That last one sounds really cliche but I am doing this by myself, and I don't want to sit around my flat by myself every night. Therefore I will have to become more confident and proactive. In a way that makes me glad I am going solo, If I were to do this with a friend/family then I probably wouldn't force myself to attend different events, and who knows what missed opportunities that would result in!
Anyway, time to watch the Hunger Games! See you in Asia! X
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So glad to hear from you! I woke up this morning and was just thinking about you and how it was all going, then lo and behold, an e-mail from your blog arrives :-)
ReplyDeleteSuper looking forward to hearing about the first installment of your adventures! Also, what's the best way to contact you now - email, facebook, on here, other? And when are we going to sort out some FaceTime? It's going to be a while before i remember to not text you the latest cheese joke I've heard :-p xxx
Heya! I don't have wifi in my flat yet so I am over staying my welcome in a cafe at the moment! It is all going well so far! I have a lovely flat which I will add pictures of as soon as I can! Been out a lot which is good! Any of those are good for contacting me, though I won't get any for the time being because of the no Internet, hopefully it's going to be sorted early next week though! Then I will update you properly. How are you? And please find a way to share the cheese joke!!! Love love xxxxx
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