Apprehension

I am now a tad bit worried and scared

Flights are booked

Ok, i have my expert certificate, My English teaching certificate, my visa is being processed, my flight is booked, my apartment is ready, my job is waiting, my girlfriend is cold and lonely and is missing me, my suit case is packed, my socks are all odd, I have enough money (ish), i cant wait to start my job, i have two pairs of shoes, i have the courage to go to a new city in a different country where i know no one, i have English music and a book, i have paracetamol and English coins for lessons, what more do i need?

TEFL

I am NOW a qualified English teacher..FOR REAL........ in china any way.. :-) yay go me!!!!

more paper work

I am now completing my TEFL in Birmingham.
Had no sleep and am shattered, Definitely staying with my sister tonight.
apparently the government has allowed me to work in china and have sent the paper work that is needed by DHL, I should receive it by Monday. We shall wait nd see, if it is deliverd by monday or on monday i will go the the Chinese on Tuesday to drop off all paper work. :-) smiles all round (although very sleepy smiles)

paper work

the following email received by my employer

Hi,

your files has been put through by the educational department already, the files now are in the work permitting department, i think we will get it in the end of next week, did you buy the flight? have you started packing?
Simon


Well in England the education department would not let me go to uni if i wanted to, but out there i can be a teacher,,,, what a world we live in. :-)
Reminds me of a couple of quote from a book i read(the kingdom of heaven)(although it could have been the film version i remember) "a man who has nothing here, is a king in Jerusalem, A man who is a king here, lives in the gutters" "your not what you are born to be, A man can make his own destiny"

It is a good read/watch, i recommend it to anyone who dose not mind a bit of blood.
3:50 now, time for be as i have completed all my emails that were needed to be done.

The Premove setup

Here i am once again,
Gearing up to go back to china only this time i have a provided visa and a Job, (well im waiting for the letter of invitation then i will have the above).

I will be going to the Shi Jia Zhuang Hutchin school. in the province of Hebei, the city is the capital city of this province which is Shijiazhuang.
The city is polluted but with a low crime rate so i should be ok.

I am currently feeling exited and nervous, Excited as its something very new and being so far from any English people i know is a bit daunting. I am sure that I will find it difficult at first to grab the way of life, as living on a budget of just $£450 for 2 people until Li Yang can find a job, will be tricky.

Below are some pictures of the city that I have found on google. Looks nice. :-)

(you might have ot copy and paist into your web brouser.)

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://clearwisdom.net/emh/article_images/2003-8-20-shijiazhuang_history_3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/8/22/39376.html&usg=__VWeftt-6t-KBaQofMA1EW5blPlI=&h=460&w=700&sz=76&hl=en&start=12&um=1&tbnid=8rd8MgufnwQbHM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3DShijiazhuang%2Bcity%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26hs%3DfHh%26sa%3DN

http://en.tzsjz.com/images/upLoad/0610/20061023154811/dili.jpg

Any way I will be writing on this blog every week so tune in and have a look. Alternatively totally ignore it and save time
:-)bye bye