Long Time No Talk

It's been awhile, but don't worry I'm back!!!!!

I haven't posted anything in awhile and that is because I was so frazzled and so confused on what was going on.  No jobs were getting back to me after the Indonesia fiasco! Thailand actually sounded more promising than Taiwan, in terms or getting hired. I had three interviews with Thailand and they told me they would get back to me ASAP, because they understood how long I had already been waiting to go through the process that they wanted to get the ball rolling. Their actions did not match their words. It has been two weeks, 3 emails(from my end) and still nothing! 

Fortunately for me, however, Taiwan found me a job and I will be working with a fairly well know and reputable company called Principal school. It will be teaching mainly kindergarten but also come elementary aged children as well. The pay is pretty good, however, I cant disclose how much exactly. 

So these are the details I can share with you. I need to be there for Feb. 8th, I need to apply for a Visitor Visa and book a flight. I need to give both my jobs a month's notice of my leave, pack my room up and make lists of what I need to bring. But most importantly, I need to take the next month and a bit to see all my friends, spend time with loved ones and party it up with everyone that I will miss so so so much!

Well that is all for now!

Later kids :) 

Job Update

Just an update for everyone. I had an interview with WSI Thailand last week. It went well. I am not for sure hired...yet. Basically, the guy said I was on the top of the list, I just have to go through the process. So I have a second interview next week! It looks promising. I will be making a good living for Thailand, which is great.

Also I will have an interview with a recruiting agency called Reach to Teach next week. They place teachers in Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, and China. I am hoping to be place in one of the first to if they decide I am a good candidate. The good thing about this agency is that they only place teachers in positions that work with children. I went into teaching so I could teach children, so...

But Thailand would be so awesome! It will be a difficult decision.

Oh and also, Thailand will need me there the second Monday of December, and the agency could find me a job starting a little later, around January probably. So another choice to make there. 

Sad Announcement

Today I got some news... I will not be teaching in Indonesia this January. It seems that the Indonesian government put in some new restrictions for ESL teachers coming into the country. This change must not have occurred to long ago, because when I sent in all my documentation to Wall Street Institute (WSI) these restrictions were not yet in place. What are these restrictions that have led to this horrific incident you ask? (Its really not that horrific, hehe) The Indonesian government is now only accepting Visa applications for English Teachers who: have a degree in either English, Modern Languages, ESL, Education, and Linguistics. Don't you have an Education degree Denise? No. What I have is a Religious Studies degree with a minor in Education. Previously this was good enough, but not anymore. And yes I realize that to most people a Religious Studies degree sounds ridiculous. What can you do with a degree like that? Not a whole lot. Maybe become the next Prof. Langdon, or have my own TV show on Discovery Civilization (hahaha).  The purpose of the pointless degree was just to get me through a 3yr BA so that I could move on to the After-Degree program for Education at Concordia. What is that? Its something similar to a Masters program. Why they don't just call it a Masters program, I don't know. Anyway, the gist of the story is that my degree just doesn't cut it for the Indonesian government. Fortunately, however, a kind gentleman from WSI Indonesia, has sent my CV along with a reference letter to some of his contacts and other WSI schools around the world, and hopefully I will have a job offer in the next week or so. On that note, lets us all keep our fingers crossed, and wish me luck. I will update my progress on here.

Denise

Impatient People

Now that I am actually working in the customer service industry ( yes that is the nice way of me say that I am a cashier), I realize just how impatient people really are. Today I was manning the self check out, and you would not believe how angry some people get. Which brings me to two points. First, people have become so dependent on machines that they assume they are faster, smarter, and less capable of making mistakes. On top of this people have become so anti-social in this world filled with technology that they prefer the machines to human beings because that way they dont have to talk to a person. I find this a sad truth, so I vow to always use a cashier over a self checkout machine. Secondly, why are people always in such a rush? They are always needing to get somewhere and God forbid something disrupts their fast-paced lifestyles. I can't rag on them too much because I am also guilty of being in a rush from time to time. The difference, however, is that I would never take it out on anyone around me. It's not their fault that I am in a rush. So I guess the point of my rant, is don't take your frustrations out on your cashier. When she smiles and asks you how your day is going, smile back at her/him and say "not to bad, yours?" Its the common courtesy way of going through a cashier. And if you choose the self checkout, remember, they can have malfunctions, just like people can screw up, and if you hate them as much as you say, just go through the f**king cashier line. Stop complaining.

Thank you

Denise

Sick day

I figured that since I am sick and in bed I should write another post. Sorry it has taken me so long but my reasons are two-fold. Firstly, I have been super busy! I am working two jobs right now, therefore I am working approx. 50 hrs a week. And in the last couple weeks, if I havent been working, I was helping a friend move or helping another friend pick lice out of her siblings hair because her mom was out of town. I dont want this to sound like I am complaining because I really dont mind helping my friends, it actually makes me feel really good that I can help. I believe, however,  that it is because I havent taken anytime for myself that I have become sick. Speaking of being sick, I feel even more stuffed up today than yesterday, and I cant hear out of my right ear because of blowing my nose so hard. I know my mom is reading this and saying "well if you had stayed home all day yesterday, or been home and in bed earlier then you would be feeling better." And mom you may be right but I did get over 9 hrs of sleep both last night and the night before, and I have been taking the meds, and all I did while I was gone was sit on a couch and watch movies. If I had stayed home I would have done the exact same thing. Oh my reasons for not writing...oops. Secondly, I have had nothing interesting happen to me lately. Surprising I know, but it's true. Well I best be off. I have to get ready for work. I cant call in sick again. Maybe if im lucky they will send me home early. But I wont count on it.

Peace,

Denise

Blonde vs. Intelligence

I have this desire to sound intelligent and poised and mature and ahead of my peers, but somehow I can't seem to shake the blonde. I guess it could come down to a lack of life experience, but at most times it is apparent that the blonde is just taking over.

One might think that I am writing this for a specific purpose. Perhaps some event happened in which I made a fool of myself and the blondness is to blame. This, however, is not the case. No such event has taken place. Instead, I was just thinking of how intelligent a blog should sound. For instance no one wants to read a blog written by a half-wit, chesty, toy poodle dressing girl, writing about her shopping experiences. Although I have to admit it would be fun to read, in order for a laugh of course. I am not comparing myself to this particular type of person. The point I am making is that I want to write on my blog, maybe even more often than the times a good story comes up, but I don't want to sound non-intelligent, or like I think anything that happens to me is worth sharing with the world. In reality, most things that happen in my life are not even significant enough for me to remember, let alone share with the world.

I guess what this all boils down to, is that I hope that my posts won't show all my blondness in it's shinning glory. Rather I hope, with the exception of a few, that my posts convey a intelligent, poised, mature, ahead of her peers, individual!

Well maybe a little blonde can show through :p


Denise :)

Round 2

Wow, so I just read over my first blog, and it is evident that I wrote that in a very tired state of mind! Haha. So many mistakes. Anyways I want to thank my follower, Roghayeh! The only thing new to tell you today is that I had an interview at my local Home Depot. It went well i'm sure I got the job. I just have to give them some references. But to be totally honest with everyone, I do not want to work at Home depot all that much. I mean it' s better than most jobs around here, but I would prefer something working with children. I am hoping to get one of the live-out nanny positions I applied for. I called one of them today to set up an interview so I'm hoping to hear back sometime soon.

Well thats all for now. Later minions!

Denise :)

Getting started/Intro

Hello to all!

So this my first time blogging. That is right I'm no longer a virgin. This will be, primarily, a tracker of my travels and adventures. This does not, however, limit my postings to all things travel related. It will also cover my growth and crazy stories. I know there will be a lot of crazy stories because I am a crazy girl.

With all that said, I feel I should explain that I do not actually embark until January. I will be heading to Jakarta, Indonesia in order to teach English. I exciting and nerve-racking adventure all wrapped in one. Although is that not what an adventure should be described as? I mean the nerve-racking comes because there is a risk, and doesn't every adventure have a risk to it? And if it is not exciting, can it really be called an adventure? Anyways back to the point. :p I realize that the big adventure does not start for several months, but since I have never blogged before, I fell that I should make sure I know what I am doing and work out any possible kinks before I leave. I also want to establish my blog and gather some minions before I jet set off to exotic Indonesia.

I welcome everyone to my blog page! I hope you enjoy my journey with me, and feel free to comment, I will love it if you do!