Hey, Joe.

I'm trying to expand on my possibilities in case I do get out of teaching. But even if I DO get out, my exodus won't be permanent. I'm still relatively young and have a lot of earning years ahead of me. I feel like I'm wasting my earning potential here at the moment and want to look at other paths. I'm asking myself "Why should I stay here making a thousand a month when I could be making a thousand a week?" over and over these days. I think the best path for me is to quit for now and come back later when I get older and can afford a house.

Yeah, teaching is something I think I'd like to do when I retire at 55. That's a long way off for me. If I go back to the USA and save, save, save for fifteen years, I'll have more than enough to buy a house, car, whatever here in Thailand. I'll come back here, set up my pad and get back into teaching just to have something to do.