Mag! I was talking to a friend tonight about teaching and I thought of you. Last year he had went to Japan to teach kiddos how to speak English. Now he's tinkering with the idea of doing what he originally set out to do, becoming an English teacher... here.
However, he has reservations because of how many teachers he's worked with that, behind closed doors, are bitter, unhappy and just ended up feeling unsatisfied with their choice. He's afraid of losing sight of what made him want to do it in the first place and becoming miserable. Even though that risk is there no matter what you choose.
Maybe over time the kids wear people down. Which is understandable. I was just wondering if you ran into that and if it discouraged you at all? Obviously you went through with it! How is it going for ya? :O