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Old Aug 13, 2013, 01:17 PM
InvisibleAlbatross InvisibleAlbatross is offline
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Originally Posted by H3rmit View Post
I feel the same way.
Your burdens are heavy, and your ideas about and experiences with them make them even heavier. I hope you get some encouragement here. You have already made progress by daring to do various things (college, gf, teaching, job). You can get another job, I expect.

I don't think getting involved with someone you were tutoring is so bad - you are both adults and you are not a professional teacher. I was shocked when one of my co-workers got involved with a former student (again, all adults), but apparently it's fairly common in adult education from what I can see.

I bet you could teach ESL. It's what I used to teach, by the way. Considering overseas work, having a disability is an even bigger problem than here in North America. If you teach in Asia, labour standards are much poorer and there seems to be more bias on one's appearance and physical fitness. A physical disability would pose a considerable barrier. Perhaps you could teach in a North American market, though?
Hmmm....I had not realized that I HAD dared to do new things. Guess sometimes it takes an outside perspective to make me see things for what they are

I would really like to be in Asia. I went to Taiwan to visit my gf (ex?) in February and although we fought everyday (literally), I was so happy there. I love the idea of absolutely nobody knowing who I am. And while it was not super accessible compared to Canada, I was actually surprised at how they are trying. And when things were not accessible, the people were so darn friendly, asking me how they can help. I felt so free there and was quite depressed when I got home.

I do understand the potential problems, but I want to try (even though I doubt I ever will).
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HardToBeHappy