So...now what?

First of all, yes, I'm still alive. I've been busy this semester.

Second, I finally got notification from the university about my application for this fall.




Oh well, I guess. Apparently there's some law in Texas that says that if you graduate in the top 10% of your high school class, you're automatically guaranteed admission to UT Austin. So many people were taking advantage of the opportunity that they had to change it to 8%. I guess a student who already has a bachelor's degree (albeit a Bachelor of Music) is pretty low on their priority list, which is understandable.

So here I am, with no clue what's next. I feel like I wasted two semesters taking general studies courses in hopes of transferring to UT, but I guess that's life. I'm not too upset about it, I just don't know what to do right now. I won't be getting a BA in Chinese any time soon, it seems. So I'm trying to look at other ways to get into grad school. Some MA programs don't require a BA in Chinese, just a certain level of proficiency. I don't have that level of proficiency, so I guess that's the next goal.

So to that end, my wife and I have been talking about moving to China or Taiwan for a year or two. We're in our mid-twenties, no kids, no debt, so it's a good time to do it. Of course, we also have no real savings to speak of. That's not such a big deal, because it will be another year or so before we could move, and my wife will probably be getting a pretty good job offer in the next week, so there's time to save up and figure things out.

In the meantime, I'll be studying Chinese like always and trying to figure things out. I'll probably hire a tutor since I'll need to be able to actually speak (right now I'm very weak in speaking, and stronger in listening and reading). If we do end up making the move, we'll probably both teach English there, so I'll be looking into that. If my wife does get that job, I may look for a teaching job of some sort (ESL, substitute, etc.) so I have some experience before we move.

Anyway, this is all just talk for right now. Serious talk, but still talk. But if you know where I can get some good information about moving to either China or Taiwan, or about teaching English there, or even about enrolling at a university there (I'm not ruling anything out), let me know.