Dear J:

About racism in the country where you are thinking of teaching- please gather information about that from reliable sources there. Are there teachers there of different races? How are they treated? Is there support for you there and protection, if you need protection…? Do your best to promote your own safety. If a place is clearly dangerous for you, consider teaching elsewhere.

Maybe over time you will feel confident about being strong enough to live far away from home. Your anxiety exists in your life while you are living at home, so maybe it will be better away from home!

Please do post again and again. I would like very much to know how you are doing and how things develop.

anita