My life as a traveling teacher.

The last time I wrote, I pondered my next big life adventure – the one I wasn’t always certain would happen, but had been placed in the ‘maybe pile’. The opportunity I’d consider seriously in a time of need- during a sort of existential crisis where big changes needed to happen. The “next adventure” phase of my life moved from the ‘maybe pile’ to the ‘most definitely’ pile about a year ago.   I was in Cambodia and Hong Kong with my Senior High students on a two-week humanitarian and cultural travel studies experience. What I learned here shaped the decision I recently made to become a teacher in an international school. For those who want to know how it happened, read ahead. This also doubles as my blog entry for these countries, which I’ve never actually submitted. Oops.  CLICHÉ(S) ALERT(S): it was my first time in Asia, and I was absolutely taken aback. The locale was playing its part as much as the thrill that comes with seeing a new part of the world for th