{"id":483,"date":"2012-02-28T18:20:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T18:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=483"},"modified":"2012-10-14T20:23:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T20:23:13","slug":"discussion-topic-things-i-an-international-school-teacher-have-not-done-in-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/discussion-topic-things-i-an-international-school-teacher-have-not-done-in-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Topic: Things I (an international school teacher) Have Not Done in a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

After living abroad for so many years, I have forgotten all the things that you don\u2019t do anymore.\u00a0 We used to have a different life, didn\u2019t we?\u00a0 But now that you are living abroad, many of your routines have changed. Being that these changes have now become your new routines, you tend to forget about the things you used to do!<\/p>\n

Inspired by this blog entry by the Kirby Family, <\/strong>Things I Have Not Done in a Year<\/strong><\/a>, we invite our readers and members to discuss their list of things that they haven\u2019t done in a year (or more for that matter).<\/p>\n

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The following is the list from the Kirby Family blog:<\/p>\n

In the past year I have not . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

1) Driven a car.<\/em><\/p>\n

2) Worn a seatbelt while riding in a car.<\/em><\/p>\n

3) Used a vacuum.<\/em><\/p>\n

4) Used a dishwasher.<\/em><\/p>\n

5) Used a dryer.<\/em><\/p>\n

6) Cooked anything in an oven.<\/em><\/p>\n

7) Said \u201cit\u2019s cold\u201d except when I was in an overly air conditioned movie theater, bus, restaurant ect.<\/em><\/p>\n

8) Eaten steak, or really any form of beef.<\/em><\/p>\n

9) Gone a day without eating rice.<\/em><\/p>\n

10) Walked anywhere without carefully watching where I step so I can avoid the many creepy crawlies and the occasional elephant poop.<\/em><\/p>\n

11) Walked into a public restroom expecting to find any of the following: a western toilet, toilet paper, soap or paper towels or any means of drying your hands.<\/em><\/p>\n

12) I have not flushed toilet paper down the toilet.<\/em><\/p>\n

13) Gone a day without smiling and laughing.<\/em><\/p>\n

It has been a great year and I will miss so many things about Thailand and I am looking forward to the day I get to come back again.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you are living in a \u201cdeveloping country\u201d or a more \u201ctropical climate\u201d country like Thailand, you might be able to related to some of these statements for your past year or two. Teaching abroad at international schools can really change one\u2019s life from your diet (eating more like the locals and not like the people from your home country) to your daily trips to the bathroom (quite important for some people, a bit of a culture shock when you are not supposed to flush toilet paper down the toilet).<\/p>\n

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Just want to mention about number 13\u2026it is a great reminder to stay positive and keep your sense of humor with your chosen life abroad.\u00a0 It directly relates to our latest 10 commandments of living overseas post topic: TEN COMMANDMENTS OF RELOCATING OVERSEAS: #9 \u2013 Maintain a sense of humor, but most importantly be ready to laugh at\u00a0yourself.<\/a><\/p>\n

Currently there are 37 international schools listed in Thailand on our website: International School Community<\/a>.\u00a0 Check out the latest comments and information that have been submitted about them here<\/a>.\u00a0 Who knows where you might be teaching next?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After living abroad for so many years, I have forgotten all the things that you don\u2019t do anymore.\u00a0 We used to have a different life, didn\u2019t we?\u00a0 But now that you are living abroad, many of your routines have changed. 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