More than a year ago I took the opportunity to be out of my comfort zone. Being here- working and living in Bangkok has been one of the greatest blessings I have ever received. I will always be grateful for all the things that have happened to me, even the hard times. Looking back, I had doubts if I could survive or at least live a normal life being away from family, friends and away from the life I used to have. It takes a lot of courage to leave this kind of situation. When you have everything you need, but that’s not all what life has to offer. One day, I just felt the need to find myself. Explore more known things that are unknown for me. Indeed it was tough and challenging. The culture, traditions and even the basic necessity to survive- the language, food and way of transport. I’m sure there are so many people out there who had gone through the same process or even worse. I’m not saying I had gone through the worst but yes it was tough. There were nights that are lonely, even up to this day. I think this kind of feeling is truly inevitable especially when you are living alone. With the kind of personality I have, I kind of have a little difficulty finding social life in between work and achieving goals. Some days I prefer to stay home. Some days I prefer to go out but hoping with friends I have the same interests. I have a few friends who are here but are almost getting married, or living with their partners or are not my kind of people at all.
With all the things I mentioned above, I would say living abroad basically gives you a good reason to know that the world is big, the opportunities are endless and somewhere out there you learn a thing or two or even more. You become more self-reliant, resilient, independent, disciplined and what more than learning to stand on your own feet. On top of this you also learn to make connections with people from different parts of the world. Since I am a teacher at an International School, I work alongside professional from different parts of the world brought together by the same interest and love for the children.
