The World's Hardest Puzzle

Here is a picture of the first school I worked at in China.  I only worked here for about three weeks, but it is the starting point, the journey in the world of full time education. Before even coming to China, I had the image of a puzzle framed in my mind...very clear, but although the pieces stayed the same, the box was changed, and I had to take apart many of the pieces to reform my puzzle into another work of art.

I am the world's hardest puzzle.  You are the world's hardest puzzle.  Each person is an enigma.  If you asked me as I stood in front of this building where I would be today, I would definitely not think it was doing any sort of graduate program.  I was done studying, and I wanted to have an adventure.  Teaching was a means to an end, not a passion.  I am the sort of fellow who has poured over numerous books, and signed up to numerous programs to find my passion, and education was not there...it was a mere candle flame.

Today, I am passionate because experience has taught me the joys that come with teaching.  I can make a difference.  I have other passions, and I am learning new skills as well.  I am a life long learner.  Currently, I am learning stock trading.  It is the second other way I have made a little more money.  We all have new possibilities.  I am learning Education Technology as well.  Thus, passion doesn't necessarily need to be found.  It needs to grow from a candle flame to a roaring flame.  The puzzle doesn't always need to be put together all at once.  The box doesn't need a picture on it.  The puzzle can be put together one piece at a time.  The pieces don't always need to connect right away.  Eventually it will be.