One step closer.
To coming home.
I had a chance to go and talk to my old friends at FIA about returning to work for them soon...a very attractive proposition - a job with great conditions in a beautiful part of Japan...but...I just turned it down.
Clicking the 'Send' button on that email was harder than I thought - it felt like doing so was when I really made the decision to go home.
You see, going back to FIA would mean more money (lots more money...sigh...) - teaching adults, a great micro-community of expats, in short - I think I'd find myself back there for more than a year. And I don't want that. I don't want to get back into that pattern. Even if it was only a year the timing would mess up my plans for returning next year in time for semester 2 of university so I'll stick with my original plan with the exception that I'm more committed to it than ever before.
So one step closer to coming home - the hardest step - the first one.
I had a chance to go and talk to my old friends at FIA about returning to work for them soon...a very attractive proposition - a job with great conditions in a beautiful part of Japan...but...I just turned it down.
Clicking the 'Send' button on that email was harder than I thought - it felt like doing so was when I really made the decision to go home.
You see, going back to FIA would mean more money (lots more money...sigh...) - teaching adults, a great micro-community of expats, in short - I think I'd find myself back there for more than a year. And I don't want that. I don't want to get back into that pattern. Even if it was only a year the timing would mess up my plans for returning next year in time for semester 2 of university so I'll stick with my original plan with the exception that I'm more committed to it than ever before.
So one step closer to coming home - the hardest step - the first one.
posted by kurisu at 9:38 PM
2 Comments:
Ohayou, Chris!
Making big decisions is tough - but once you've made it, you know you can relax and enjoy the ride. You know you're ready to head back, so you do it.
I hope I can catch up with you once more time before I head out myself...
Thanks TO.
Sorry to give everyone the runaround yesterday.
You're right, it is a relief to have really made the decision - and I'm going to stick to my plan...that's always been a weakness of mine.
If you swing through Aichi in your travels, let me know!
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