School is in for the Winter!

School is in for the Winter! First day yesterday and I reckon from the gist of it, this is going to be the most full on month of my life! This course is meant to be intense and I believe it already! It's all good! It is a great feeling to know that sitting in that class is my ticket to teaching and travel and all the things I have dreamt of for so long. It beats sitting in an office building any day. It is such a freeing feeling to not have to go to work in an office anymore…Suncorp people don't get me wrong - I loved you all…but this is way more fun! :)

I am really excited to teach. Although teaching English is a little different to teaching primary school in Aus….it is going to be an amazing experience and add to my learnings and study as I go along. I know I complain about having to study as I travel, but I don't mind so much! At least I get to travel and study earlier than anticipated which is amazing.  I really hope it is going to be doable. I suppose though, that if I have done it so far…it's not going to be a problem! We adapt so well us humans.

Heaps of people have asked me about this crazy 2.5 yr itinerary that I have schemed over the last 10 months….it has changed a lot but always so that it works in with my uni and being able to travel certain places at certain times. So even though everyone thinks I am crazy for knowing where I want to be in a couple of years…it's all very thought out and necessary to complete uni in the best amount of time whilst making the most of my time overseas in the places I want to be!! So I thought I would post a glance at what it would look like…..!!

When	Where	Why
Feb - Mar 2011	Prague	School
Mar 2011	London, Paris, Rome	Travel
Apr - Oct 2011	China	Teaching ESL and studying
Oct - Nov 2011	Dubai	university placement @ an Australian International School
Nov - Dec 2011	India	Volunteering with a friend's street school program and backpacking With some fellow aussies.
Jan - July 2012	China or ???	Teaching ESL or travelling - possibly gain a contract somewhere else
Aug 2012	Thailand	university placement @ an Australian International School
Sep - Nov 2012	SE Asia	Backpacking around SE Asia and studying
Dec - May 2013	Undecided	Will be undertaking another 6 month contract. Thinking coming back to Europe and teaching in Spain followed by travel or staying in Asia and then Coming back for the last 3 months for pure travel. Will decide that closer to time.
June - Aug 2013	Europe	NO STUDY - Pure travel before I come home to graduate!!
Sept 2013	Australia	Back on my home soil to graduate and see what else is in store for me! :)

So that's me! It's all very exciting!

It is Tuesday morning here! I am scoffing down my Nutella toast (really need to stop eating it and find a healthy breakfast alternative) and coffee before school! We are teaching straight up today! How scary! But all good!  We had a dinner with a bunch of the crew last night in our villa! CRAZY town! One of the boys cooked which was awesome but our kitchen is now suffering the aftermath! Will deal with it later! Haha!

HJ xx