I have been dreaming of taking a year off and doing it ever since college.
Now, upon coming back from China, my dreams are awaken again. They are back stronger than ever.
It would be nice to have a student life again, to become fluent in Mandarin, to live in China for a while...
The only complication is that both DH and I have nice jobs that we like. It is hard to quit. And a year is a long time for the employer.
It is scary to just leave ones life here and one's career.
But I am seriously thinking about it. I want that option to be available. So I am making a budget for that year and going into the "super-charged" savings mode.
I will try to aim for next March - spring semester. Fall one, a year from now, at the very latest.
Whether we actually do it or not, I want the money to be there so that we really have that option.
I want to quit my job and go live in China.
August 6th, 2009 at 08:19 pm
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August 7th, 2009 at 07:30 am 1249626613
i'm interested in hearing all about you striving toward your goal.
August 7th, 2009 at 03:25 pm 1249655100
August 7th, 2009 at 04:04 pm 1249657454
I have studied in China for 1 semester when I was in college and now my employer is giving 3 hours a week of free language classes.
So I would not be starting to learn from 0.
Also, it is cheap and reasonably safe for a developing country. I don't think I could afford to study French in France for a year. Living in China for a year is much cheaper. And application of the language - more people speak Mandarin than say Vietnamese or Thai(also cheap countries)
August 7th, 2009 at 09:34 pm 1249677249
Jerry