therunt57


I am an American who was living and working in Taipei, Taiwan. I taught English to cute little kids, who can be completely crazy monkeys at times. There are only so many times during the day you can here, "Ms. Walton he took the book I wanted," "Ms. Walton she isn't using a blue crayon," " Ms. Walton they are talking," without thinking you really are crazy. Their extreme cuteness makes up for it though. Personally, I think it is my parents' way of getting revenge for my sisters and I doing the same stuff when we were little. Me and my brother, that is a different story involving head flushing.

I use to work at a private kindergarten, until Dec 12th. I finally had enough of the politics of those in management and decided to bail. But instead of flying back to America, I had to take the long way home. Sometimes I can't just seem to take the easy way.  I started in Vietnam. Then got the train from Beijing to Moscow, headed to St. Petersburg, then Eastern Europe and Western Europe before flying back to Kentucky. My brother finished his AIT training at Fort Knox and I wanted a chance to see my brother before he got sent to parts unknown. Thankfully that has been Colorado so far.

Taiwan was orginially suppose to be for a year, but ended up being a 3 1/2 year chapter of my life. I do miss the class that I left behind and my friends. I know that I will see my friends again some day and that makes the parting a little easier. I still miss being across the hall from Jacques and the floor below my two husbands.

 I have also been accepted in to Master of Education programs in America and the UK. So next year will be a change for me. I am not sure what country I will be in. I do know I will have to adjust to being the student again and trying to balance work and school.

In the end, I decided to move to England. I am a Master's student at the University of Leeds. I am looking for a job and spending a lot of time not feeling very productive right now. I do like my classes though and know I made the right decision coming.

What the next chapter will hold, I don't know. I haven't thought that far ahead yet. Though there are those in my life who think I am just going settle down in this part of the world. 

One small note, I may be a teacher and currently an English teacher, but I can't spell to save my life, so please be kind about my spelling errors.