KateInAsia

So when I was with my driving instructors, I felt like I was doing OK, well enough to get around with some practice anyways. Tonight, even though I’ve only had 6 hours behind the wheel, it’s getting dark and it’s rainy, my friend lets me drive his car, the one he’s selling to me anyways, and not even five minutes in he tells me I’m getting too close to that parked car and then SNAP. Off comes his passenger side view mirror.

I feel like the biggest flake. I’m 30 and I feel as scared as though I was 14 years old. I really want to be a good driver. I’ve told myself I’m going to limit the use of the radio for the first few weeks of driving, I don’t speed and I’ll probably not even let my best friend into the car with me until I am sure I can be relaxed. I feel horrible over what I did, even though I know in the grand scheme of things, what I did was really minor and it could have been a lot worse. I just wish I had more experience behind the wheel while not feeling like I am putting myself in a life or death situation. :(

My cat’s a verified nutjob, but I really enjoyed taking care of her. Nothing like a furry thing popping onto your lap purring after you get home.

I have to give her away when I move, but having a cat was a great experience.

I spent three years in Korea teaching English to elementary school kids in a language institute, a university and an all girls’ middle school. I had my ups and downs here, and after three years, I am ready to move on (to Hong Kong. To teach kindergarten.) but living abroad is a very interesting experience. It’s not for everyone, and it can get lonely. You can also easily get used to the lifestyle here in Korea (low hours, high pay low responsibility) and before you know it, 5 years have passed you by. But I hope when I finally get back home, I’ll have a lot of good memories of my expat life.
It’s different teaching in another country, for example Thailand or China. The pay is lower and they expect more pieces of paper from you.