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aisha · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:49 pm Post subject: i'm glad someone understands

well at least you've told your parents, i don't even know how to begin to tell mine. my mom i can deal with, but my dad is another story. he won't understand and i know for a fact he never will understand the reason i want to move to mexico. most of my friends and coworkers have never been to mexico and those who do have only been to the resorts, like you said. the others think of mexico as being this poor dirty country and why in the heck would you want to move somewhere where you won't make money. i try to explain that everything isn't about money, it's the quality of life. in my opinion i see more happy and friendly people there than here. so when are you moving? do you have your celta or tefl already?

nothing180 · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 55

I don't have any of that certification stuff yet. But I'm planning on getting it in August I think. My friends and family and coworkers are the same, they don't understand, and I don't expect them to. All I expect is some respect for my decision, which I'm not getting from many, but I don't care. The money is not important to me either. I make good money here in Toronto, but I'm unhappy. All I do is work work work to pay the bills and I'm not happy with that, I want to enjoy my life. I'm stuck here in Toronto where I grew up, I want to see something new and meet new people! Teaching sounds like fun and it seems to be the best way to travel and make money at the same time. I just need enough to live off of and to travel a little by bus. I lived in Huatulco, Mexico for 6 months at a resort. I was on the entertainment staff so I was working all the time and didn't get to see much of the place I lived in. But I saw enough to know that I need to go back Smile

Where are you from?

aisha · Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:05 am Post subject:

i know i need to go back too. i've never taught before but i know i would enjoy it. it's something that i could do for a long time. i live in michigan in the united states, u don't live that far from me in fact. i have to wait a year until i can go to mexico to live and take my certification course. i have to save money. how long ago did you live in mexico?

nothing180 · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 55

i lived there from january until july. i have to wait until about august to go, i also need to save the money. i'm so excited though, i wish i could go right now.