@Jason ***********

II’m a teacher, man 🤷🏼‍♀️ Where I come from, though, there’s also a certain pride we take in being self sufficient. No matter how much money my Grandma n Papa had, I don’t EVER remember seeing anyone else do any work at their place. Pop wouldn’t have had it. Money isn’t as much as of a status symbol in the rural Midwest. Especially back when I was growing up.

@Steve ******

thank you 🙏 I know… some people lost their minds when I dare mentioned the differences I was encountering. It like, come on folks, this is how we learn and adapt. Geesh!

@Alison *********

good to know! Thanks

@Michael **********

ya, a lot of Int’l schools I looked at wanted experience teaching overseas (like experience w/in Asia) so unless I just get lucky I realize I’ll have to teach in a rather low paying position that first year. It’s okay. It’ll give us time to figure out which area of the country we really wanna be in, and then, with my experience, I can concentrate my job search for the next year. That’s the plan anyways!

@Angelik ******

bc I’m moving with kids area/neighborhood/church family is all just too important for me. I really want to make sure all those things are right before committing, and I can’t from Missouri 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Zoe *****

city depends on my job/daughters school/sons Muay Thai gym….. short answer is ‘we don’t know yet’! I’m planning on leaving the pets w my family and having them sent once I have an appropriate place. It’s going to be hard enough moving as a single mom (I don’t know anyone there and I’m not leaving my daughter with a stranger- seriously don’t know how I’m going to remedy this issue, but I’m not giving up!).

@Dan ******

that does! Thank you 😊

@Yumi ********

I’ll DM you if that’s ok! We’re also Catholic, so it makes sense to look at the Catholic schools that are bilingual schools 😊

@Yumi ********

great info! have to look into that. Worth considering

@Zoe *****

i’m so glad to hear that about the dog because that’s my next thing is figuring out how to move with the dogs and the cat and two kids!