broken internet post

My internet is broken. I just worked a very long weekend, and I wanted to come home and honor the two skype dates I had tonight. Not going to happen.

I know the last few posts have been pretty negative about my job. Overall it's a good job. I was talking to my two private students today and they were asking about jobs in the US. I came to realize that most of my friends are either jobless or not doing what they love. Arent we suppose to be the land of opportunity? Shouldn't we be able to get the jobs we want?

Then I started to think about Turkish culture. He said something to me, we work but we enjoy life. Do we enjoy life? Or are we "the job"? I have been complaining about the laziness here, and I noticed the same thing in Italy, but are they enjoyiing life? Do they have something we are missing? We spent countless hours worrying about money, jobs, and career, but what about our happiness level?

There is a strong sense of community here in Turkey, there is no pressure to have a job b/c most people are living in a community setting where they share everything. Living in that sense is cheaper. Maybe we are concerned with making money b/c that isnt the case in most American households. However, nowadays many are starting to move back in with families due to economic situation, will we then start to to regain that "family culture" that seems to have been lost in America?

With that "family culture" in mind I was thinking on my way home, Maybe living here wouldnt be so bad if I was in an American work enviroment? I had something that added intellectual challenge to my day, but yet enjoyed the perks of turkish living. I love the night life here, the food, and yes even the music. Then i still think of all the idiots i have encountered lately, Which is better? I dont know. I did come home thinking I liked living here, then realized my internet doesnt work, and how frustrating that is.