You Are Going Where?

Ummm... Surabaya. Have you never heard of it? That's alright I had not either until I googled it, like I am sure you are going to do now to, or maybe I already showed it to you.

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Anyways, so let's make a long story short for all of those who haven't heard the sad saga:

Cameron and I were offered contracts by the Maple Leaf Schools in China. In January while at Big White I got an email from the contact person in Vancouver saying that my Chinese work Visa would be denied because I did not have my official degree from UVic yet. And since I would not be getting it until June (thanks UVic) my contract was now null and void.

So Cameron decided to go on ahead and maybe I could work something out with UVic. Nope, UVic still wouldn't budge and the Chinese government could not be convinced that I was a graduate even with a certificate of degree completion.
So amidst my search for jobs which I was either overqualified for or could not commit to honestly long term and compulsive craigslisting I found a job in surabaya, which I had applied for during my initial search in November 2010.

So they invited me down. I after an interview, researching the school, many emails with the staff there, a plane ticket, and a trip to the Indonesian consulate I am off to Surabaya!

To be perfectly honest, I don't know really what to expect except to be culture shocked, out of my comfort zone and really hot. But that is the fun of traveling right?