Dear Anyone,
It's taken me a while to update you, but last month I made a decision....... I'M GOING TO QUIT MY JOB!
I came to this decision while out for my cousin's birthday. SP, our friend Minx and I were just chatting over drinks about life, work, being fed up, how this country isn't the place to settle, etc etc, and I said that I wish I could just leave my job and get more experience in the field I want to work in, and they were both like, "Well why don't you?" They basically echoed what my manager had said to me about learning to take risks in life. So after plenty of thinking and encouragement from SP, I've decided that I'm going to leave work and go to Ghana in December for about 5-6 weeks to network and seek possible opportunities in my field. My dad lives there, my brother, his girlfriend and my friend are there (and they all moved over from here), and accommodation is obviously not an issue.
Me being me, I'm still apprehensive about how I'm going to be able to pay my bills, but I've been told not to think about that too much, otherwise I probably won't go through with it! Bear in mind though, at this point I'm not thinking past going to Ghana to chill, seek and network, and returning to London in January, where I'll hopefully get some temp work in the meantime. The girls and I have plans to go to LA in Feb, and we really have to make that happen. But if I am able to return to Ghana to undertake short term or project based work in media or events, that would be good, and I can return with new-found experience and establish a proper career for once. I'm not ready to permanently make a move there though, so that's why I'm thinking about thing bit by bit. If I was offered an opportunity in NYC, you know I'd be there like a shot, but right now that wouldn't be financially possible.
So look out for the announcement of the handing in of my notice - you KNOW I'll be shouting it from the rooftops!
