It was inevitable...

Turkey won me over - heart and soul! Last week I finished signing what I think should be almost all of the papers I need to sign to officially return to Ankara and Bilkent next academic year. My old contract is null; I will no longer be a CSI (speaking instructor) but instead a main class teaching, instructing on all matters English: reading, writing, listening, grammar, the whole kit-n-kaboodle! I am leased out to Bilkent until August 2011 and will begin the CELTA (Certification of English Language Teaching to Adults) program in the beginning of June!



Thankfully, however, I will get to make a brief and much-needed reappearance to the homeland. I made my flight reservations a couple of weeks ago and will be coming across the pond on July 10th and then back to Turkey on August 21st.


It was inevitable that I would stay in Turkey another year - I love it too much! I love my job, I love the culture, the people, the weather, how close it is to so many other wonderful places, not to mention that it poses a lot of opportunites for my future! After I get my CELTA that will open doors for me to teach English as a second language the world over; it gives me valuable experience that can be marketed for a variety of jobs in the future; and it gives me time to figure out exactly what it is I want in a carrer in the future. The list goes on and on....yet, naturally there are things I miss: my family, my friends, burritos, driving, and sidewalks and that's why this summer will be so wonderful! Six weeks to spend as I choose! And only 50 days away!

It's sort of a double-edged sword: living abroad is wonderful - exciting and plastered with opporutnities to learn and grow, but home will always be home!