It's not always so easy to choose one word from a vocabulary of 1 million. But we have to choose one for 2016 - another emoji won't do any more.
I could have chosen the word 'change', but Tara has chosen it for the new year. I have to choose another one instead. My choice is this word: challenge. Yes, it was 'challenge' not 'change' that I chose.
In the new year 2016, I may work in another hospital instead - far away from where I live now. I'll still save lives in hospital but in a totally different setting - work on another team, not the same team I'm so familiar with. It can be such a challenge for me - away from my family, to acclimatize myself to a new workplace, new boss and colleagues, and so on.
We're not sure what'll happen in the upcoming year, but one thing is sure that there'll still be wars or conflicts around the world. Some of them may have to leave their comforts of home, and face the challenges and uncertainty.
As time goes by, our world and our thoughts or vision may have to change accordingly, no matter how unwilling you may be. 'Change' could mean 'challenge', though.
Here on MyEC, we'll have to take challenges, too. Our admin Tara will leave and we'll have to embrace a new admin. Maybe the familiar format of MyEC will change, too - not the old reader-friendly one. Besides, we'll still have writing or blog challenges.
That's why I chose 'challenge' to represent the coming year 2016. Fingers crossed!
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Hi kiruba,
Great comment - I really enjoyed reading it.
Yes, sitting a test like IELTS can be so challenging. I hope you can achieve your goal - sail through the exam in the new year. Good luck!
Congrats and All the very best Expector. My Big challenge for upcoming year is I need to give my IELTS Exam on January 2016. I gave my exam during september this year and i got 6.5 band as my overall. I got very bad score in writing that is 5.5 due to less time spent for the preparation.
Thus this year i have set my overall target as 8 and working hard for the same. Till now i could not set a proper strategy for preparation and switching between approach. Neverthless this post titled with word 'Challenge' is motivating me and feed some confidence for my preparation.
Once again Congrats.
Hi Bob,
Yes, it seems to be so hard to balance family and job. If I go and work in another city, I'll have to leave my family behind for a while. That can be a challenge for people like me in their 50s or even older.
It may not be possible for me to work in another country instead of China. You bet I'd like to be your neighbor if I got such an opportunity. In fact, I though you could choose to teach in China - I remember you asked me the rime in Jilin, China.
Merry Christmas!
Many thanks to Seeker, setareh.
Yes, I'll rise to the challenge and adjust to the new location. That's a challenge but not really a big deal. Thanks again for wishing me good luck in my new job.
Hi Tara,
Yes, you bet I'll still keep inspiring or challenging our bloggers here. I, too, hope you'll try to find time to hang around here with us in your leisure time.
Thanks a lot.
As you know, the word "challenge" is one of my favourites! As a teacher, I always prefer challenge to "assignment" or "homework". People love a good challenge! That is what we are all here for, right? I hope you will (and know you will) rise to the challenge of your new location. Don't forget to challenge the MyEC bloggers in your spare time.
Thanks, mitran, Elen!
Well, Expector Smith, yes, this is a big challenge. I wish you good luck in your new place of living and working!
Everything will be alright, my dear Teacher. I wish I can change my work (like you) but hihihi..I cannot, maybe, I need to do it untill I retire...
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