What a Difference a Day can Make :)

First of all, Thank you all very much for posting comments. I really appreciate the many great relationships that I’ve developed while travelling the world. I have asked my friend, Sean, the owner of Bootsnall.com, to modify the site, so that it will show the country where each of you have posted from. So far, I can name Italy, Mexico, France, China, Greece, Gibralter, and of course, The US of A.

I was feeling pretty down yesterday morning, because I still had not found an apartment. The ones I had seen (many) were not “right” for one reason or another. I hadn’t gotten much sleep the night before and I felt even worse because of it. I voiced some frustration to my agent, Jessica, who has been very sweet and helpful, and she was able to help me get closer - I really expect to have a contract signed by the end of the week.

The great news, that made the difference in my day, is that I got a job here yesterday. I will be teaching Business English to Chinese employees of Maersk. Maersk is one of the world’s largest shipping companies. I am sure that you have seen their containers at any port around the world. I have my first class tomorrow and it is to be a bit of test run, I gather. So, I hope to do a good job and make a good impression. I am very happy about this for two reasons; one, it will allow me to make a couple extra dollars and, two, it will allow me to make some new connections for friends and otherwise. I will be working three hours a week and it will pay about half my rent. Cool.

I have befriended a couple guys here in China that both have experience teaching English to Chinese - Vernon from NY (by way of Belize) and Paul from Malta. Both are great guys, and have offered me some great teaching resources.