The job search is not going well. I was offered another job in China, at a little school in Beijing. I think I would have liked it. However, I discovered that each passport holder is only allowed to import one cat, and that cat has to spend 30 days in a quarantine facility. And you're not allowed to visit during that time. I found out that some people's animals had died after being in the quarantine facility. So obviously that wasn't going to happen.
I was approached by a school in Dubai, and I thought that I had a good interview with the director. The next day I received an email from the director's assistant saying thanks but no thanks.
I was approached by a school in Venezuela. We had A LOT of trouble connecting via skype. After a few days, the director emailed me that he had already offered the job to someone else and he was just setting up interviews in case the offeree turned down the job. He didn't.
I had another postive-feeling interview with a school in Abu Dhabi. The principal told me that they had a lot going on, and they would get back to me in two weeks. Two weeks later, I emailed to see what was happening. They are interviewing two more people, and will let me know by May 19.
This job search has been exciting, and for much of the time I have had a zen-like feeling that I just have to trust and all will turn out well. Right now, I feel like I have been rejected over and over again. I know instinctively that there are a million reasons why I have not been chosen for specific jobs. But that doesn't change the fact that I have been rejected A LOT over the last six months.
I want a job. I want to know what language I'm going to learn next; I want to know where I'm shipping my stuff. I want to feel wanted. I don't want to be the second choice, the alternative. I want someone to look at my qualifications, and meet me on skype, and say, 'Yes! This is exactly who we're looking for!'
