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2006 Highlights:
No more 9 to 5!
Two loooooong years ago, I wrote that my highlight of the year was that I found an exciting new job at an ESL (English As a Second Language) school. My role at the school was to help students from all over the world (Korea, Japan, Mexico, France, Brazil, Turkey, Spain, etc.) learn to speak English with ease. Over the course of the two and a half years that I worked there, I met tons of students, bonded with them, and shared many laughs (psst…they loved teaching me all the bad words in their language! Thanks guys!). Everyday was like a new adventure – sometimes good, and at times not so good.November 16, 2006 was my last day at that job. I adore my students and I loved speaking with them, but I grew tired of my job and I was noticing that I finished the day bored and stressed. Before this job I bounced around from place to place. I never found a job that entirely made me happy. Working at the ESL school came very close, but I still felt a void. I liked the social aspect of the job (who wouldn’t like talking and acting the fool all day long?) but I really wanted to do what made me happy. Even my co-workers sensed my dissatisfaction. They persuaded me to take the leap and do what my heart desires. Since I have already suffered through this malaise in previous jobs, I decided that I had to leave before I stayed too long and never fulfilled my goals. I chose to leave the school so that I could simply work on me.
Being a writer, it is important to learn and grow from your experiences. That being said, I do not regret my time working at the school. It showed me that I am able to teach and motivate students, which was unbelievably satisfying. Now I can take my knowledge and insight from my ex-job and use it in my writing. I am a full-fledged writer and I promise to never compromise my beliefs for anything. ¤ Michelle