I just need to vent

[Tigre&Tigresa 11]

Hello vj fellows! The main reason for this post is well, to vent about all the things going through my head right now... alright, where to start... As many of you, I'm feeling sad for having the one I love so far away. I last visited him for new years and it really hurts not seeing him in the flesh every day... Then, I'm anxious because, as many of you again, our I129F forms were sent to what seems to be the slowest center of them all, frigging VSC!!! I see our estimated approval date go from late March to late April and it kills me knowing that this horrible waiting is less than half of all the hoops we have to go through just to prove that our love is real and be together and that's when it comes to my mind how many people have used illegal ways to go to America, making it hard for the people who probably never even in their wildest dreams would have thought they'd fall in love with someone from a different country, and now all they want is to be with them...

And then comes what's bugging me the most... I've been working for a college here in Ecuador since April 2012. But it's almost the end of January and I still haven't seen my OCTOBER paycheck... When I got the job and saw it was good money I was so excited, because I know all this paperwork and fees are not cheap, and I wanted to save so my fiance wouldn't have to pay for it all. The first couple of months it was all good but, the school's been financially falling apart so quickly, to the point that well, we're almost 4 months behind on our paychecks. They owe me around $5000. I told my boss I'm quitting in 2 weeks, just to finish the semester and turn in all the grades of all the classes I've taught. He said that was the best thing to do. But when I asked when I was gonna see my money, he said "when the rest of us start seeing it". Meaning if whoever stays there gets their Oct check in March, I'll get mine by that time as well. I've applied for so many jobs, but keep getting rejected because saddly, here, if you're not friends with the "right people" your chances of getting a good job are very small.

I know there are people with situations by far worse than mine, but going through this by myself, knowing that he's so far away and I won't get to see him probably until the interview date at the consulate is driving me crazy.

So here I am, away from my fiance, going crazy waiting for the people of VSC to work on our case, and most likely unemployed soon, with nothing to keep my mind busy instead of going crazy counting the days until our approval.

Ah! venting felt good!

[SAT 9,609]

Hang in there !!

Hang in there !!

[Tigre&Tigresa 11]

Hang in there !!

Hang in there !!

Thank you

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

The whole process is not so much fun. Feel free to rant away!

It sucks that you are not getting your paycheck on time, if you even get it at all. I would be livid.

I think you just have to keep telling yourself that it will come and this will pass. I know I repeat that to myself.

[oohpartiv 484]

can i ask what city you're in? i was an english teacher for several years in portoviejo, and if you're somewhere close i might be able to help you out! i have some good friends at several private high schools (which don't pay as much as universities, but it's close!) and one of the universities. i know all of them are hiring, so if you're in the area let me know!

[GodsGift225 54]

All will be well just hang in there!

[Tigre&Tigresa 11]

can i ask what city you're in? i was an english teacher for several years in portoviejo, and if you're somewhere close i might be able to help you out! i have some good friends at several private high schools (which don't pay as much as universities, but it's close!) and one of the universities. i know all of them are hiring, so if you're in the area let me know!

I work in Portoviejo! Universidad San Gregorio ;(

Thank you guys for your support, and for taking your time to read my rant :hugs:

[oohpartiv 484]

i figured it was the san gregorio. a good friend of mine taught english there for two semesters, and had a real problem trying to get her paycheck. luckily, because she was british, they did end up paying her before she quit - but it was a real struggle.

i don't know what kind of teacher you are, but i know for a fact that the colegio cristo rey is hiring. i worked there for two years, and even though it's a high school, it was a really nice working environment. if you're an english teacher, i can give you my old boss' email and put in a good word - but even if you don't teach english it's worth going to check out! also, colegio cruz del norte is hiring, though that's a job that requires a lot of patience: rich kids, snobby parents, stressful deadlines. it pays okay, though. and, like i said, if you teach english you can check out the carrera de idiomas y linguistica in the universidad tecnica de manabi. i used to take some classes there, and a ton of good friends study/work there, and i know they're in desperate need for some good english teachers.

hope this was helpful! lots of luck, i know finding decent paying teaching jobs are near impossible here.