We can all agree that the year 2020 has been….interesting. These first three months of the new year has showed us that the world is changing and it will never be the same. Unfortunately, this affected me and my travels, it was a sudden change for me, but I’m making the best of it.
I’ve been teaching English in Taiwan for the past 18 months. Taiwan is a great place. If anyone wants to teach English in an Asian country, Taiwan is one of my recommendations. The simplicity, the people, the food, the scenery are all an A+. I decided to stay another year after my first teaching contract was up. I relocated from a small town in the Southeast to a big city Northwest of the island. The big move was a great experience, and simple compared to the U.S. I began teaching at an International/Bilingual school. This was my first time teaching at an actual school. My last school was at a language school. Though there are some challenges, the new environment has been great, where I live, and the friends I’ve made. This is the greatest set of friends I made in a while, but all of that has been interrupted during my visit back to the US.
I decided to come home for the Chinese New Year Vacation. The plan was to stay for two weeks. I arrived home, excited to see everyone after about 9 months. While I was here, Coronavirus cases began to rise both here and in Asia. I was able to extend my vacation time. But due to my health issues and the rising cases in the US, I was advise to stay here. I was devastated when I received the news. I wanted to go back and finish my contract, and live. But I’m living great with my family. Since then, I’ve been tutoring online, and moving forward to my dream career. I miss Taiwan, I’ll be back when this craziness is over, but in the meantime, I’m making myself great, with my family around me. I guess this is better than me being in Taiwan alone worrying about everyone.
Loray’s Journeys 