Arrival & British International School, Phuket
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Location: British International School, Phuket
So this is where my story begins.
Thankfully I managed to make it to my destination in one piece, without any missed flights, muggings and/or stabbings as initially expected. Travelling for a total of 24 hours wasn't easy for me especially since I'm completely new to all of this, and doing it on your own is always harder.
It wasn't until I arrived in Phuket yesterday evening that I actually felt like I was in a different country because I had been confined in airports up to this point. My current location is British International School (pictured below) and this is where I will be staying until July 31st when I complete the CELTA training course (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) which I am hoping I will be good at and enjoy. If so, then the possibility of travelling the world whilst teaching will be well with in my grasp. The qualification is through University of Cambridge and is internationally recognised and highly accredited, so it's definitely a good start! The school itself is the host school for 'International House' who offers the CELTA training. There will be 2 trainers for each class of 12 trainees (there are 2 courses being run here, so 24 trainees in total), so far 3 trainers have arrived who are all English and 3 other trainees who are native Indians. I think that the other trainees that will arrive tomorrow will be English judging by their names but time will tell. It would be nice if there are some trainees that are in my age group as I feel more like a student not a teacher at present!
The school grounds are quite big and I've not yet ventured out into Phuket, hopefully I will have the chance to do this on weekends but it is entirely dependant on how much work I have to complete. Worst case scenario, I will just have to wait until I finish my course. The location is beautiful, jungle covered hills surround the school grounds on two sides and the air echoes with chirping insects and squawking birds. It's monsoon season at the moment but it has not yet rained since I’ve been here, when it does I can definitely say that I will be outside getting drenched on the first occasion since it will still be about 25 degrees, I suspect that the novelty will wear off pretty quickly but we will have to wait and see! It's cloudy and humid, and by humid I really do mean that the air is so thick and hot it feels as though it is cling film wrapped around my skin. Neither mosquitoes nor spiders have come across my path yet, just giant snails and tiny lightening-fast lizards. My favourite discovery so far is a local very friendly cat that belongs to someone; I'm still to find out whom. She kept me entertained for an hour this evening and I look forward to seeing her tomorrow.
Unfortunately though, for me it is not an easy decision to make as to whether I really want to pursue this as a career but this experience will give me more of a firm idea. I know that I don't like being stuck in a 9-5 routine of work followed by a 5-sleep routine of life in limited Leicester; it just feels as though I am missing out on the bigger picture. I know I want to experience life because I am certain we aren't put on this planet to get so heavily caught up in our own selfish monetary gain and materialistic objects. The world is huge and offers an endless abundance of self-development and knowledge. Perhaps breaking free of the routine and stopping to appreciate the beauty of life is what will grant us passage to heaven. I don't believe in God, nor heaven or hell, but the heaven that I am striving to obtain is true happiness. I want to be able to pass away knowing that I have lived during my life and not just let it pass me by, I believe that I can make this happen if I take hold of the opportunities that I will come across during my lifetime and therefore have no regrets. I'm 22 now and this is my first experience that will widen my horizons and allow me to take another step towards my personal goals. I think many people wouldn't understand this but perhaps this is because they are too caught up, or maybe it is because they are living their life in the way that they feel right; I can only hope that they are happy.
However, one thing that I am certain of is that lives is forever changing and only time will tell what I eventually decide to do.
Location: British International School, Phuket
So this is where my story begins.
Thankfully I managed to make it to my destination in one piece, without any missed flights, muggings and/or stabbings as initially expected. Travelling for a total of 24 hours wasn't easy for me especially since I'm completely new to all of this, and doing it on your own is always harder.
It wasn't until I arrived in Phuket yesterday evening that I actually felt like I was in a different country because I had been confined in airports up to this point. My current location is British International School (pictured below) and this is where I will be staying until July 31st when I complete the CELTA training course (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) which I am hoping I will be good at and enjoy. If so, then the possibility of travelling the world whilst teaching will be well with in my grasp. The qualification is through University of Cambridge and is internationally recognised and highly accredited, so it's definitely a good start! The school itself is the host school for 'International House' who offers the CELTA training. There will be 2 trainers for each class of 12 trainees (there are 2 courses being run here, so 24 trainees in total), so far 3 trainers have arrived who are all English and 3 other trainees who are native Indians. I think that the other trainees that will arrive tomorrow will be English judging by their names but time will tell. It would be nice if there are some trainees that are in my age group as I feel more like a student not a teacher at present!
The school grounds are quite big and I've not yet ventured out into Phuket, hopefully I will have the chance to do this on weekends but it is entirely dependant on how much work I have to complete. Worst case scenario, I will just have to wait until I finish my course. The location is beautiful, jungle covered hills surround the school grounds on two sides and the air echoes with chirping insects and squawking birds. It's monsoon season at the moment but it has not yet rained since I’ve been here, when it does I can definitely say that I will be outside getting drenched on the first occasion since it will still be about 25 degrees, I suspect that the novelty will wear off pretty quickly but we will have to wait and see! It's cloudy and humid, and by humid I really do mean that the air is so thick and hot it feels as though it is cling film wrapped around my skin. Neither mosquitoes nor spiders have come across my path yet, just giant snails and tiny lightening-fast lizards. My favourite discovery so far is a local very friendly cat that belongs to someone; I'm still to find out whom. She kept me entertained for an hour this evening and I look forward to seeing her tomorrow.
Unfortunately though, for me it is not an easy decision to make as to whether I really want to pursue this as a career but this experience will give me more of a firm idea. I know that I don't like being stuck in a 9-5 routine of work followed by a 5-sleep routine of life in limited Leicester; it just feels as though I am missing out on the bigger picture. I know I want to experience life because I am certain we aren't put on this planet to get so heavily caught up in our own selfish monetary gain and materialistic objects. The world is huge and offers an endless abundance of self-development and knowledge. Perhaps breaking free of the routine and stopping to appreciate the beauty of life is what will grant us passage to heaven. I don't believe in God, nor heaven or hell, but the heaven that I am striving to obtain is true happiness. I want to be able to pass away knowing that I have lived during my life and not just let it pass me by, I believe that I can make this happen if I take hold of the opportunities that I will come across during my lifetime and therefore have no regrets. I'm 22 now and this is my first experience that will widen my horizons and allow me to take another step towards my personal goals. I think many people wouldn't understand this but perhaps this is because they are too caught up, or maybe it is because they are living their life in the way that they feel right; I can only hope that they are happy.
However, one thing that I am certain of is that lives is forever changing and only time will tell what I eventually decide to do.
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