Fruit Salad and Mixed Veg

The last day of May….
I remember the first day of May
I remember the first day of April…and March…and February…and January…and December…

It’s weird knowing that on July 9, I will be at Frankfurt Airport and on my way back to Adelaide, Australia. I can already imagine myself arriving in Adelaide, my family there at the airport to collect me, then, on the way home, breaking down in tears because I don’t want to be there. I like it here so much. Sometimes it feels like I have been in a magical dream world since December.

My parents treat me as if I am incapable of doing anything by myself. They insist on knowing where I am at all times and knowing when I will return home. There was a time where I went out quite often. My dad wanted me to write my social activities on a calendar so he would know where I was. I hope that I have no proved that I am capable of doing a range of things on my own without getting killed by drug addicts, chain saw murderers and all those evil people that apparently exist in this world.

I can’t stay in this magical dream world forever. I have to go back one day, to finish my degree…and then be ‘the same product/service’ as everyone else who did the same degree. Although, I have differentiated myself, ‘the product/service’, by participating in student organizations, working for the university and by going on exchange. I have learnt so much from these experiences and gained many skills. Therefore, I am not the same product/service as everyone else. I have supplementary service innovations! That is, I have added benefits and enhancing elements, which should make me a better employee. Ok, sounds good, doesn’t it? But…..Lets assume you have a computer. The computer is a normal computer, but then you update it and give it a bigger hard drive. Why? You like upgrading computers and giving them bigger hard drives. After the updates and added benefits, you still use your computer in the same way as you used it before. It is like the upgrades never happened and your computer is used in the same way as every normal computer. The experiences and skills I have gathered are my upgrades and I have realized that I am capable of doing something better than doing the normal thing of getting a desk job after I finish university and sitting behind that desk for who knows how long and living with my parents until I am 28. However, I will sit behind a desk for a while if it helps me finance my ‘doing something better than sitting behind a desk’ activities.

Does that make sense? I’m bad at explaining things, so don’t worry.

So, what is my goal? What is it that I will do, that is different?

Well, I have an idea. I have had the idea for a while now. However, it really ‘clicked’ as I was on the bike tour. There is a lot of thinking and pondering time while riding past farms and green meadows. I think I should be an English teacher, for adults learning English as a second language. The certificate unfortunately costs $2500….This job would provide me with overseas travel opportunities and the opportunity to learn about new cultures and meet new people. I already have many non-native English speaking friends/acquaintances and I enjoy helping them with their English and also learning about their culture. So, I think I would enjoy this job. I also want to travel to the Middle East, not just for a week, but for an extended period of time (this is my 'do something very different' part) I think it would be a very interesting place to travel. Israel would be very interesting. I know quite a lot about the Judaism, so much that my Management tutor thought I was Jewish. Yes, the Middle East definately sounds more exciting than Disney Land. Please feel free to share your opinions. Perhaps you have taught English overseas or know something about this field.

I think that is all for today. After such a long time of having no idea what I wanted to do with my life, I feel so happy to have a goal!



Sweet Lullaby from Deep Forest. This is a really beautiful song, eventhough I have no idea what the lyrics are.