I wanted to draw today, but didn’t make the time to do it. I haven’t drawn anything since I got here at the beginning of the month. This discourages me. I’ve now been here a month and I’ve done next to know drawing and very little writing. I haven’t done any writing that I would try to share with anyone else. I had hoped that a change would spark something inside me and I’d feel inspired to pursue these things. It might still happen – this last month was busy getting settled and sightseeing. I just don’t know.

I’m going to teach tomorrow. I have 2 speaking clubs that I’ll be doing. It’s going to be interesting to see how they go. I’m excited for them. Well, excited is maybe not the right word. I’m not dreading them, though. I hope to have fun. I also hope there are some interesting students. I think there will be. I plan to prepare a few topics that we can talk about. I have been given very little instruction as to what to expect as far as the speaking clubs go. There might be a few students, possibly up to 10.

I also sent off my resume for another teaching job in Istanbul. I don’t really want a more full time job, but it would be nice to work somewhere that would give me more help with the residence permit and figuring those things out. It’s also possible I can find something that offers a housing allowance and other perks this job isn’t going to give me. I’d feel like kind of a dick bailing on this job, but if I found something with considerably better pay, benefits or hours I’d totally bail in a heartbeat. I haven’t looked around at all so I have no idea what’s out there. The one concern I do have is that if I get a full time job I’d maybe not take the time to look at online options or other ways of getting an income.