It was a crazy week, but I finished my training. I met a lot of really great people and met a lot of people from my school's head office that I will be able to go to with questions. The biggest concern all week was getting an apartment, but I finally found one and moved in. I don't have much to update on except on a few thoughts that I needed to process out.
First off...today I really felt like I wanted to go home. I acknowledge that it is a very normal feeling, but it doesn't make it any better. The feeling isn't so strong that I am hiding in a corner but it was the feeling that I didn't want to go out and find food and struggle through ordering something that really got me going. Some days I think, "I am staying here for a long time, it's great!" and some days like today I think, "I am doing this year and then I'm getting out of here." I know that over time I'll bounce back and forth between these feelings.
Another struggle I am having is finding a church. This was my second Sunday being in Taiwan and definitely not my first time looking for a church. A church family is something I am missing and in need of. I would love something normal that is something I had back home. The search results just aren't very clear...I found some but that are a bit farther than what I am hoping for. But I may just need to bite the bullet and go for it.
The other thing I am having issues with is that no matter what you do there will always be someone telling you that you made the wrong decision. To be clear, no one is telling me that I made the wrong decision to move here or to be an English teacher. It has been expressed to me that I picked the wrong school and the wrong apartment. I have to believe that I am working where I am and living where I am because this is where God wants me. I had a neighbor come up to say hi to me and she really laid down the grit of this complex and how expensive electricity can be. She gave me so many good tips on how to save money but it really got me all worried and such. It's fine though. Jesus provides.
