In an earlier post, I talked about my plan. I am going to Belfast in July to do the CELTA course and then I was planning on going to Korea, if my application was accepted, of course. Now, I am still going to IH Belfast, that hasn't changed. I am really excited about it, too! I keep looking at the calendar and realizing how fast the time is going. It will be July before I know it!
I have been the process, as I have shared, in gathering my documents for my EPIK application through Greenheart Travel. In these last few weeks I've been working on getting letters of recommendation (which I will write about later). It has been interesting to observe, however, that as I am getting more and more documents for EPIK, the less excited that I feel.
You can take this one of two ways.
1) Fear. It is a change, to move to a different country that you've never been to, trying to figure things out, and realize that you don't know the language. The change is intimidating and not exactly a puddle jump.
2) It isn't the right path for you to be on and you need to search something else out. Sure, it might be a great idea and give you good experience, but it might not be the best decision for you personally.
For me, it is most definitely the latter. I wouldn't be pursuing a career in TEFL if I were frightened of moving abroad. Is it a bit intimidating? Of course, but that doesn't stop me from halting my progress or my desire to help people. I am the type of person who judges the path I need to take in life from how I truly feel about it. It requires honesty and really understanding who you are and want you want.
As I have reflected in the last few weeks, I realize that Korea, though it might be a place to go to in the future, is not the path for me at this time. I had the opportunity to study Mandarin Chinese and I feel that I need to go to China first and work there. How is it all going to work out? I don't know. But, I have complete faith that it will.
Remember, be wise when you are making decisions.
I have been the process, as I have shared, in gathering my documents for my EPIK application through Greenheart Travel. In these last few weeks I've been working on getting letters of recommendation (which I will write about later). It has been interesting to observe, however, that as I am getting more and more documents for EPIK, the less excited that I feel.
You can take this one of two ways.
1) Fear. It is a change, to move to a different country that you've never been to, trying to figure things out, and realize that you don't know the language. The change is intimidating and not exactly a puddle jump.
or
2) It isn't the right path for you to be on and you need to search something else out. Sure, it might be a great idea and give you good experience, but it might not be the best decision for you personally.
For me, it is most definitely the latter. I wouldn't be pursuing a career in TEFL if I were frightened of moving abroad. Is it a bit intimidating? Of course, but that doesn't stop me from halting my progress or my desire to help people. I am the type of person who judges the path I need to take in life from how I truly feel about it. It requires honesty and really understanding who you are and want you want.
"We should begin by recognizing the reality that just because something is good is not a sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them. Some things are better than good, and these are the things that should command priority attention in our lives." -Dallin H. Oaks
As I have reflected in the last few weeks, I realize that Korea, though it might be a place to go to in the future, is not the path for me at this time. I had the opportunity to study Mandarin Chinese and I feel that I need to go to China first and work there. How is it all going to work out? I don't know. But, I have complete faith that it will.
Remember, be wise when you are making decisions.
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