Don't mess with a good thing.

A chain of events led to me deciding quite foolishly that it was time I took on a full-time job. So I applied for the job, went for the interview, got the job, signed the contract. Then I had a two-month wait before work started. That whole time waiting, I did a wardrobe overhaul (because it was an islamic school), I mentally prepared myself, I did up lesson plans and resources. I WAS SO EXCITED. I WAS SO READY.

Well, apparently I was also SO WRONG. I hated being back at school - the whole experience was just awful. I hated the MAJOR culture shock I was faced with in this particular school. I hated that Shai and I couldn't see much of each other anymore. I couldn't prep his meals for him before he went to work or help as much with the house chores. I definitely hated feeling anxious and waking up many times in the middle of the night, every night.

It was a nightmare. So after just one week, I gave the school my two weeks' notice. Technically, tomorrow is my last day. :D The whole time I kept asking myself, why did I mess with a good thing? Why did I do it when my gut feel had told me that I wasn't going to like it? I don't know. But as I type this, all I can say is, I have learnt my lesson well. 1. Always go with my gut feel. 2. Don't feel pressured to commit to something that I don't feel fully ok with. 3. Don't go back to working in a school unless I can be sure that I will be respected and valued as an educator there.

I will share more about my experience in this school soon. I'm just thankful I wasn't scarred too deeply from it. I'm also thankful I was able to get back to online teaching without too much hassle. The madness is over. Hello November!

This was me at the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse, a week before I started work at the school. I thought it was pretty rough and wild there. Hah. If I only knew what was coming.