I am feeling sad‏

Hi,

Today is not a good day. I found out that they will not offer me a new contract for next year. We have 6 foreign teachers and they think that they don't need so many. We get paid about 60% more than the Chinese teachers with PhD's. So I am out. I am much older than the rest and I think that has much to do with it; the rest are in their 20's. I want to stay here. I like this town. I have many good friends here. So now I have to make a decision...will I go home to stay and miss my friends, or will I go to another city. It is easy to get a job but do I want that? It is difficult to move to another city...new city...new university with new rules...make new friends. Maybe Beijing or Shanghai. But I don't want that. I want to be close to my friends. I don't know. I will decide before I go home in July. Maybe I will stay in Canada but I will miss so many people. I don't always agree with them but I love to listen to their life. I would miss that. If I move back to Canada I will seriously miss China. At this time I don't miss Canada. I miss family and friends but after two years here I will miss so many good people. What to do?

Will I see you again? Ever?

Don