Summer Dispatch #10: The End of Summer

Technically, my break is over, even though it is currently July 31st at 10:40 PM as I type this. Today (August 1) is the first in-service day for my new job, and I'm participating online as I'm still in the US. It's not too bad. At least this time, the 14-hour timezone difference means that I'm done by around midnight, instead of just starting my day, like I did when I taught my Minsk class online for a month. And I'm really, really hoping that I'll be in Taiwan for the first day of school, even if I'm in quarantine.

Today also marks the end of another month of GYWO. I did make progress this month, bringing my habit total to 94 days so far, but I'm not sure I'll meet my 180-day goal. Which is fine! I dropped down from last year's 240-day goal because I knew all the other life changes would throw me off. And progress is better than perfection. It's still a bit of a bummer, but it's not the end of the world.

I had a few moments of really wishing I hadn't gone for this job. A rest would have been really nice. But I am excited to meet my new students. I think I'll do a good job with them, and I think the work will be satisfying. And as I drove through my hometown over the last few weeks, I think that I have to still leave to find what I want. I don't think what I want is here, not right now. So we go on!