a short update

After much deliberation and weighing of circumstances, I have finalized my next destination. Once I saw the teaching schedule for August, I realized that I wouldn't be making enough to stay here for my final month. Because of summer vacation and the economic crises (which has also hit Taiwan) I only had 10 hours of teaching scheduled each week! This reality means I would have less money to fly around and backpack as I had originally planned. So I have opted to save my backpacking through South East Asia dream for a little later and fly straight to Australia.

So the final decision is: I am flying out of Taiwan on August 5 en route to Melbourne! I'm in the process of getting a 1 year Working Holiday Visa which will allow me to stay in the country for a year and take on casual jobs as I go. I'm not sure how long I'll stay, but I'm happy to have the option to stay for a while.

That's about it! Nothing is new lately. I'm just working away and now planning for my departure from Taiwan. Though I love it here, I'm really excited to live in an English-speaking country again! The glass wall that seems to be between me and everyone else will vanish once I get to Australia! Yay! more friends!!