so take your cheese and shove it!
There is a time when every average traveler hits a wall. They fall out of the everything is new and interesting honeymoon stage and just about everything makes them cranky and question why they ever left home. As far as walls go, ive hit one but if this is the only wall im going to hit during my time hear then i am quite fortunate indeed. Let me explain what i mean....
I am still working through all the paper work to become a temporary citizen of France. So i have to open a bank account, find lodging, acquire a carte of residence stating im not an illegal immigrant, find understand and buy a cell phone, apply for social security, fill out paperwork for my contract and salary blah blah blah. At first i was tackling bits of it at a time because oftentimes you need something from your job to be able to do something at the bank or something from the bank to receive your salary ....It is unbelievable how many hoops you must go through. Anyway i was doing just fine until i went to the bank to pick up my debit card and they didnt have my checkbook. I walk in that place and everyone looks away hoping i wont approach them. Yea so my accent sucks and you never take the time to listen so therefore never understand me, but i on the other hand can understand you if you are patient! They explained the same thing to me 3 times about not having money in the account so i couldnt use it; well duh! Im not an imbecile! I left the bank wanting to hit something and that experience took a stab at my confidence. Im also at the point where i know i can manage in France, I can live and travel and learn here; i know i can teach english, so at these times when you're down you tend to ask yourself so why stay? I have proved to myself that France is not a difficult task; just lately really frustrating.... I got a bit sick as well this week so that doesnt help matters. I always get depressed when im sick and im alone; its just the worst time for me.
On a lighter note, i have met all my students and have successfully planned and performed classes. ( i say perform because it really is like im on stage) I went out for coffee this week with several of my collegues, and was invited to a school planned week trip to Prague in December. Great things are happening here, they are just being shadowed by the frustrating things. But as i said before if this is my wall i should be thankful because it could be a lot worse. I hope you all are doing well.
I am still working through all the paper work to become a temporary citizen of France. So i have to open a bank account, find lodging, acquire a carte of residence stating im not an illegal immigrant, find understand and buy a cell phone, apply for social security, fill out paperwork for my contract and salary blah blah blah. At first i was tackling bits of it at a time because oftentimes you need something from your job to be able to do something at the bank or something from the bank to receive your salary ....It is unbelievable how many hoops you must go through. Anyway i was doing just fine until i went to the bank to pick up my debit card and they didnt have my checkbook. I walk in that place and everyone looks away hoping i wont approach them. Yea so my accent sucks and you never take the time to listen so therefore never understand me, but i on the other hand can understand you if you are patient! They explained the same thing to me 3 times about not having money in the account so i couldnt use it; well duh! Im not an imbecile! I left the bank wanting to hit something and that experience took a stab at my confidence. Im also at the point where i know i can manage in France, I can live and travel and learn here; i know i can teach english, so at these times when you're down you tend to ask yourself so why stay? I have proved to myself that France is not a difficult task; just lately really frustrating.... I got a bit sick as well this week so that doesnt help matters. I always get depressed when im sick and im alone; its just the worst time for me.
On a lighter note, i have met all my students and have successfully planned and performed classes. ( i say perform because it really is like im on stage) I went out for coffee this week with several of my collegues, and was invited to a school planned week trip to Prague in December. Great things are happening here, they are just being shadowed by the frustrating things. But as i said before if this is my wall i should be thankful because it could be a lot worse. I hope you all are doing well.
posted by Tara at 8:47 AM
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