I cannot recall when last I had a window seat when flying. I usually book an aisle seat but as this flight was during the day, I chose a window seat instead. Wow! The views are amazing. I watched the clouds go from soft and fluffy to hard and tightly woven. They almost looked like hard white mountains. They certainly did not have the whimsical feel to them that the soft, fluffy clouds have. I saw planes pass us and ships dot the ocean and a couple of islan...

After having numerous problems trying to get another visa into China, I gave up and starting searching for another teaching job in another country. I took the world map and looked to see where I wanted to go next and chose Russia. I applied for a few jobs, received a reply from one of them towards the end of August. I was called back for a second skype interview on 2nd September. Got offered the job on the 4th September and was told to be in Russia on Monday,...