What's next?

Hello friends and family! And of course, any readers who have just stumbled upon our blog.

It's the end of July. We had a wonderful time in Malaysia. It was a great vacation.  Highlights: ate western food, spoke english to people, rode an elephant,  saw Monkeys, went swimming in the salty ocean!

At Shane, we have 2 more weeks of phonics intensives, plus our regular classes. This means we will work Tues-Sun with minimal time off. It is about 27 hours a week plus lesson planning time additional. There won't be much time to blog or do much else but sleep and eat and work.

Being in China now for almost 8 months, it's been a relatively positive experience. Like anything in life, you have your ups and downs, pluses and minuses. We are choosing to think of the positives. We started our talks about what's next.

So what is next???? I said we started our talks, not that we decided on anything. hahah.

There are a lot of options. The world is our oyster!

What's next for vacations? Our short bucket list includes Europe and Thailand. There are some really cheap flights to Japan and Taiwan from where we are. Those are always options. Our next break from school is October sometime. Dates are still TBD. Come back for future postings on what's next in regards to vacations.

What's next for us and teaching? We really enjoy teaching. It's such a rewarding experience.  There's options to obtain teaching licenses or Montessori certifications. Of course, there's always the option to continue ESL teaching in China or Asia in general. We are feeling a little homesick.  We miss our families and some of the comforts from the States. Like driving everywhere,  the refreshing use of AC everywhere, the fattening unhealthy food choices. But, we are enjoying our time with what we are doing. We know we need to have decisions made by October or November as our contract with Shane is up in January. This what's next choice is so much harder than what's next for vacations.

What are your thoughts on what's next?

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