#7.17.2018

Fuckity fuckfuck. I have anxiety.

I’m freaking out again about not having a bachelor’s degree and wanting to teach abroad.The visa situation in China is so sketchy and I just don’t know who to trust. One of my contacts just informed me that his company requires prospective employees to have a BA because of the visa regulations, but I know the guy doesn’t have one because he told me so. Additionally, the recruiter for ITEFLA I spoke to on Saturday said that, yes, the opropriate visa does require a BA, but China is so desperate for teachers that it doesn’t really matter.

So I don’t fucking know. There’s so many conflicting things about it online. I guess I should take that as a hint to just not fucking do it without a degree, but I’ve kinda already made up my mind at this point.

I’ve got a call with ITEFLA in less than 12 hours regarding all of this. I’m really hoping they can help me. I know they could be screwing me over for my money, but they honestly have a ton of amazing reviews from many varying sources.

First of all, I can afford this $1300 course thanks to a 3 part payment plan system where I basically give them one of my paychecks every month for 3 months.

Their course is extremely thorough, which is a huge relief to someone who has zero experience teaching. They offer two specializations: children's education and business education. I can complete my 20 hours of practicum over the course of 19 weeks in Billings. They offer life time job placement assistance and vet all of the job postings before they're offered to the alumni and again when you start applying. They have over 1,000 employers in China and the recruiters do not charge for job placement assistance, which includes help creating a cover letter and resume.

Employers handle aquiring visas, housing, and will even assist in getting a working cell phone upon entering the country.

Now I just need to work on a passport and talk to my doctor to get an idea of what kind of medical requirements I might need, as well as getting my prescriptions sorted out for the time that I'm gone. I should also call my insurance company and find out your that works overseas.

Two nights ago, I dreamt that my most recent ex broke into my house for a spontaneous visit and crawled into bed with me where he proceeded to fuck me until he finished. My consent in this was very grey. Shortly after, my dad came in and beat the shit out of him until he left. My mom accused me of sneaking him in despite how much they hate him and kicked me out as well.

Last night, I dreamt about a lot of things going on all at once. I was in a small town where I knew everyone. At one point, I was forced into going to a mostly-safe-for-work kink event where my mother stalked me the entire time. After this, I found a bunch of lost kitten in an alley behind a kitchen and failed miserably at catching them. Then I had some dude catcalling me, so I grabbed him by the balls and told him to fuck right off. Next, I went to another BDSM munch that was just a meet and greet/lets hangout and there were rumours going about that one of the guys was a rapist, so we avoided him. During our walk, we came across a huge, historical hotel where I was awarded a free night to stay. I went to the room, chatted with my sister for a bit, and then decided to go wandering about on my own for a while at night. I somehow managed to fuck up my ankle pretty badly, but did end up making it to the local tavern to meet up with a guy that had been trying to get me to go out with him during the entire dream.

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