Hola Steemit,
Greetings from Mexico (posts soon to follow).
So lately I've been thinking about my life, as we all do from time to time, and this lead me to feeling quite trapped. Society predicts that we should all have a plan of action, which resembles something like this:
Finish degree as soon as you leave school
Get a job
Get married
Have kids while working at this job which you absolutely hate
Wake up: repeat, repeat, repeat
So yesterday I had a chat with my brother's girlfriend, the two of them live in Cancun, she is an interior decorator and he is a scuba diver instructor. They are in their early thirties but aren't married yet and aren't really that interested in having kids from what I know. She was telling me how happy she is, and how so many people mistakenly think that your life ends at 30. I mean, your 20s are your only good years, and after that its just work work work, right? Well, she convinced me how important it is to travel and gain experiences, and to be truly happy and productive in life.
So, I have made a decision. When 2019 comes, I am moving to Thailand.
The obvious choice would be to teach English, which I am super interested in. However, my brother was telling me about this program where you hang out with the monks and the tigers (although I'm not too sure if you get paid for that). But anyways, I've been Googling some information and decided that it would be a good idea to ask you guys how moving to Thailand would work. It's easy to Google requirements, however, I want some real inside tips from any of you that have done it.
For example,
Is moving to Thailand really as cool as what people say it is? Because I've never been.
How long before the time should I start contacting schools? When do their schools start?
Do you go through a certain company? Like a TEFL company?
How is the weather? How are the people? Are they friendly?
Where would I stay?
What do people do there for fun?
How English is the country?
Is this a good idea?
Let me know what you guys think. I finish my degree end of next year and some big decisions need to be made. But anyways, that's enough serious talk for now. Time to make some tacos for breakfast. Ariba Ariba!
