That's right, folks. I have agreed to stay on for another year here in fabulous Bratislava, Slovakia.
"Why are you staying, Dan?" You may ask.
Two reasons: vocation and vacation.
After several months of teaching, I feel that this job is something that I am actually good at. I feel like I connect with my students. At least once a day, I leave class thinking, "Wow, these students actually understood what I was saying." Granted, some classes, I leave thinking, "Wow, did they understand anything I said?" Nevertheless, I look forward each day to the opportunity to turn misunderstanding into understanding.
Staying here, I get the opportunity to live in a city where I can learn about the culture and people here. I have the chance to hear other people's stories. I have learned and grown so much during that the last six months. It makes me wonder where will I be and what will I know in another 12 months.
Now you may be asking yourself: "Dan, it sounds like you want to stay there the rest of your life?"
Certainly I would love to stay here forever, but returning to the States is something I plan to do. I am not only here to teach, but also here to learn. I need to take what I have learned home and share that with others.
Doing a job I love, being with people I enjoy, having the opportunity to meet new people, living in a foreign culture, sounds to me like a vacation. That and I get to have another year of drinking Kofola. (Kofola is soft drink in Slovakia and Czech Republic)
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