I’m outta here, suckas!
July 17, 2008I finally mustered the courage to tell my manager I was “handing in my two weeks notice.”
Ho, ho!
It was a little awkward because, of course, no one saw this coming. I am stealthy like a ninja that way, but I did feel a smidge guilty for keeping this secret for so long. You see, well. I have an announcement to make. My boyfriend and I are going to China! For ONE WHOLE YEAR to teach English to a bunch of University students in this city called Anyang.
So I laid all that out with a “We’re leaving in one month.” Her eyes widen and she pauses. “Wow, that’s soon.” Yes, yes it is. Chris and I have been talking about it for quite a while but the pieces are finally starting to fall into place. Plane tickets bought, immunizations up to date, job and apartment found. Now, we’re twiddling our thumbs for the Chinese government to send us our letter of invitation so we can than go to the consulate here to get our visas so they will let us into their country. And I was hoping a polite “pretty please!” would do the trick!
Why are we doing this crazy, crazy thing? Why am I quitting my comfy job to go a country where rabies and squat toilets are prevalent? Never mind that I barely know how to say “hello” in Chinese without accidentally offending anyone. So many reasons. It’s time to start building a life with my boyfriend instead of this I-have-to-pack-a-bag-if-I-want-to-stay-over-at-your-place crap. It’ll also be easier to convince him to make me breakfast in bed this way.
It’s really just time for a change. Time to break the chain to the cubicle and see the world! Associate with humans for a living instead of a computer. I am one of those people constantly struck with wanderlust. A two week vacation will temporarily satiate me, but I doubt I’ll be happy staying in one place for any extended period of time. China is in a part of the world I’ve seen and studied only briefly in a couple survey courses in college so its a mystery to me, this ancient, complex culture and I want to explore and find hidden treasures while learning how to use chopsticks properly, learning at least a little bit of Mandarin and riding a camel. The camel is very important. That’s really the reason I’m going.
Must feel nice to quit that job, eh?
Hellz bellz! I’m finally approaching that little dot of light at the end of the tunnel!
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