Hello,everyone!<\/p>\n
Month 2 in 2020 is here with some contemplation on the passage of time by Tara. ;D<\/p>\n
When I was eight years old, I wanted to be a writer. However, my parents thought I had a better future in which I could make more money, so they pushed me in other directions. My dreams wavered between medicine, law, international business, etc. Still, my heart kept going back to writing.<\/p>\n
Once I finished university, I came to Japan as an assistant English teacher and I had no idea then that my life would forever be altered by this. While I rather hated being an AET, I moved on to realize that I did like teaching. Thus began my career in the field of TESOL.<\/p>\n
My career flourished and my love of travel was supported by this profession thanks to long summers and academic holidays. However, I felt stagnant<\/strong> in my professional growth. So, despite moving in a promising direction, I decided to quit everything and pursue my yoga teaching certification.<\/p>\n It felt great to move my body and to help people in a physical way rather than a mental one. Still, this did not make much money initially. Just as I was starting to build up a clientele<\/strong>, we moved. The life of an expat faces these kinds of challenges.<\/p>\n So, for the past few years now, I have been struggling to find a new path. I am still young enough that I could do anything, even though I am not eager to go back to school to study again. Yet, when I try to look at different options, I find that all I want to do is work from home. I want to write – that’s it.<\/p>\n However, because I have not built up a career in writing, it is difficult to start off making money. Therefore, I need something on the side that allows me the freedom to write, but also provides an income of some kind. Consequently, these days I am spending a lot of time searching for that perfect balance to allow me to pursue my dream of writing full-time, but also be able to live the life of luxury that I have become accustomed to over the years. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n My husband thinks I’m having a bit of a midlife crisis<\/strong>. I suppose this is true in some ways since I’m nearing middle age and it’s hard to change paths when I have to compete with younger people. Still, I do believe there is something out there that will suit me and check all the boxes of my ideal work-life balance. Fingers crossed that I figure it out somewhat soon!<\/p>\n stagnant<\/strong> – <\/em>This is when something doesn’t move. For example, water in a puddle is considered “stagnant”.<\/p>\n e.g. Mosquitoes love to reproduce in stagnant water.<\/p>\n clientele<\/em><\/strong> – We refer to the entirety of the group of clients or customers as “clientele”.<\/p>\n e.g. The new restaurant quickly developed a loyal clientele that gave them immediate profits.<\/p>\n midlife crisis<\/em><\/strong> – Occuring around the ages of 45-55, people begin to desire a transition or change to their identity that affects their self-confidence.<\/p>\n e.g. Stereotpyically, when men have a midlife crisis they get a new sports car or a younger woman.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello,everyone! Month 2 in 2020 is here with some contemplation on the passage of time by Tara. ;D \u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u9803\u304b\u3089\u306e\u5922 When I was eight years old, I wanted to be a writer. 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