You know how they say that being a teacher is one of the most rewarding jobs you can have? Well, they are pretty much right. However, what they fail to mention is that it is also a stressful job. Believe me, I know. Ever since I was little, I knew that I wanted to teach
English literature and I was so happy when I got my degree. I felt that I was going to change the world. I started teaching at one of the public schools in my hometown of Detroit and things turned out to be much more difficult than I thought.
I got a job I a school that not many people fight to get a job at. The first year was really difficult. You know those movies about the public schools in difficult and impoverished neighborhoods? Well, believe it or not, but those movies paint a pretty realistic picture. It is only much less interesting and much more difficult because those are real people and not just characters from the movies.There I was, in my early twenties, trying to teach the kids to appreciate literature that they never heard of and that they couldn’t care less about. I won’t say that I did miracles, but I believe that I did alright.
However, I developed ulcers doing that. I won’t claim that it was only because of the job, as my family has had a long history of ulcers, but my job certain contributed to it. Luckily, the doctor prescribed me with Nexium and it really took care of my ulcers.I decided that I wanted to stir things up a bit after five more years at my first job and I decided to go to Japan and start teaching there. I went to a small town just outside Tokyo and found a job there. I found the job before I went, to be more precise and the things were completely different.
Less stressful in the workplace, but the stress of not knowing the language got to me. My ulcers came back. It took me a while before I managed to get the doctor there to prescribe Nexium to me, but I managed in the end. Once more, this proton pump inhibitor did wonders for my ulcers. I am thinking of relocating again, but now that I learned Japanese, I have a strong urge to stay. I don’t know. What I know is that Nexium will always be there if the ulcers start bothering me again.