Teach for China was my first choice, but when I completed my interview well over a month ago and hadn’t heard back for several weeks, especially when I was supposed to hear back in one week and no one replied to my emails, I got a little nervous. Gradually I accepted the fact that I most likely was not accepted into the program, which hurt after a rejection from my dream job.
So as any resilient person would, I applied to several jobs in Beijing. I let go of the idea of Teach for China and embraced the idea of living in Beijing for one more year. Despite the pollution (the only downside), I have grown quite attached to my family and my best friend here and I was looking forward to spending one more year here. Not to mention, the accommodation and standard of living is much higher and they’ll accommodate Joey and pay me a decent salary.
Every time I have to make a decision, I flip out (yes, I am currently flipping out), but I think this is just the first of many hard decisions that I’ll have to make as an former child transitioning into an independent person.