RenHoek said:

I have been through so much emotional stress in the last few days that I felt I was close to a nervous break-down. Right now things are better again and I hope it will stay like this .

Serious said:

To answer the pressing question at hand as far as this all important thread goes.

I would not say that I am stressed. Anxious is a much better word. Anxious, worried, excited, scared as hell.

MrsMdiver said:

Thank you .

Don't worry, everything will be fine and Selden will have the most awesome parents he could dream of .

Yes. If I don't get my thesis done for next week, I might have to end up paying back around 5000 euros for the government (education is publicly funded over here).

Im a slow, simmering way as opposed to an acute, bouncing-off-the-walls kind of way... yes.

i'm going in to the corporation office in about 2 hours to sign the lease
for my new appartment



but i've been stressing the fck out over the last week because i'm just
so scared that some little detail will go wrong and they will end up
telling me i can't have it after all.

and i soooo want it. it's a nice town, a nice building, 2 floors just for
me. 3 bedrooms, lots of storage space, big living room, balcony etc etc..

i want it

Serious said:

Awww
Thank you.
I have done some scary, out of my comfort zone things in my life so far but this takes the cake.
This is something that I take very seriously and I realize that what I am embarking on right now is going to effect many ppl, not just myself.
Huge responsibility.

MrsMdiver said:

I can imagine it must be scary, but it probably will be just natural once you are in the middle of the situation . I guess it is just such a new situation that cannot be compared to anythng else that makes it frightening

novabrkr said:

my parents finally paid off their student loans

MrsMdiver said:

like I keep saying, I'd rather give birth again than, say, climb Mt Fuji

Serious said:

That and the fact that all of the other "crazy" things I have done in the past have only effected myself.
Bringing another life into this world and being responsible for it is very new and different.


Part of me would rather climb Mt. Fuji. If I failed at it, I would only be letting myself down.

MrsMdiver said:

but you won't fail at it!
you would never let yourself!
Mt Fuji, what's the point of climbing it? What you are doing has a real purpose

ZombieKitten said:

Yes I know you are right. Had a discussion with my Aunt and cousin recently. My cousin gave birth natural, no drugs or intervention with both of her daughters.
My cousin is good at making everything a competition.

Ahh well, I will just feel blessed to have a healthy baby.

MrsMdiver said:

doesn't matter how he comes out, just get him out!

Honestly overall - No

now I have my fleeting moments yeah ...

But yeah, No ~ Life is really good right now

Ummmm yeah!

My home life is in shambles ya little diva....and what are you so stressed about anyways?

Fauxie said:

Oh, wow ! Didn´t know that you had fishtanks. I have two fishtanks and I´m going to set up a third one in the next couple of weeks, a very big one. What type of fish do you keep?
I started with Siamese fighter fish ( bettas) ages ago but these days I have shell dweller cicchlids and South American types.
I saw a bank right at the beginning of Khao San Rd. where the clerk had probably 10 or 15 little jars with bettas in them. Horrible ! But other than that, I was quite impressed with the fishtanks there. And I found those terracotta fish bowl on the sidewalks/pavements quite interesting. Classic stuff.

Imago said:

I went from Bangkok to Chantaburi and Trad and Lempnong and then to Khao Chang without speaking Thai. By bus and other vehicles. It was a moving experience that I´ll never forget.
And I miss authentic Thai cuisine. Bangkok almost killed me but I would love to go back there.
And I used to be in the freelance teaching business,too ( English, German and Turkish) , so I know what you´re going through. It´s a very rewarding job though, but not in the materialistic sense.
Orger JDInteractive is also a TEFL teacher,he´s in South Korea.

I can recommend you books by Jeremy Harmer, you can learn a lot from his books.
He wrote How To Teach English and other essential stuff. Especially his book from 2003 is a must have if you´re serious about your job.

If you come over here we can work on your German skills.

Thanks, everyone for sharing!

It brings me much joy to know so many of you are stressed like I am.

KoolEaze said:

I would LOVE to work on my German skills!

I'm too blessed to be stressed.

Imago said:

As long as you don't do it by watching a German version of "The Sound Of Music" .

Serious said:

Die Hügel sind lebendig mit dem Klang der Musik...

ZombieKitten said:

Haha, comforting.

RenHoek said:

Shut up !

novabrkr said:

Right?

Dayclear said:

Serious said:

I love google translate...

the most have ever been...frst my keyboard is acting a fool, and on top of that, I just finished LA Job Corps on tuesday, and the were supposed to give me 2 months to transition out and get work and a place to stay, but instead they only gave me 2 weeks. they basically kicked me off campus, So now I'm homeless. I have to go to a shelter and wait 7 days to get case management and housing assistance. jesus christ man...I had to stay in a motel for the past 2 nights, I'm running out of money because I'm not working, my classes don't start again for another 3 weeks, my teacher gave me some BOOTY ASS internship I'm not even going to take because it's an insult to my talent...i haven't slept in a month...