New Horizons

Over the past few weeks I've grown unsure of my long term success here in Nong Chang. It started, primarily, when my land lady stopped by and asked if I would be here next semester. I believe so, I said, more or less. Then she went on to tell me that the director had called the teacher from last year, and she wasn't sure who of us, Jack, myself, and Anno, would be working next year.
That got me thinking... perhaps my position here isn't quite as stable as I had thought? If it's not, would it be so bad to leave? Perhaps not...
As I was evaluating my place here, I began to realize that a full year of this job maybe isn't the best thing for me anyway. Having 800 students, seeing 50 of them at a time for only an hour a week, am I really even a teacher? At times I feel much more like a favorite TV show than a teacher. Truly, my students are learning, but am I really making the kind of impact--changing lives and enriching the community--that I had hoped for?
No, I'm not. I don't even know my students names, let alone guiding each of them towards academic and lifelong success and happiness. 800 students is just too much, 1 hour a week is just too little.
So what now? Leave Nong Chang. I had begun revamping my resume and cover letter (and it's quite a beaut now!) and searching for jobs online. I am now planning to get more certifications, CELTA (Cambridge University's international English teaching program), and eventually the YL extension (CELTA is for teaching adults, but is still the most respected program in all types of education).
Also, I've been looking into getting more academic. Living in a small town as a mute really encourages reading. I've plowed through more novels in the past 2.5 months than I had time to read during the entirety of my 2 year masters program. But still, I want to be enriching my mind in a more direct way. Pushing for something, rounding out my career. I want to be a thriving, successful educator, perhaps even a force within education itself.
So, I've begun those adventures, and now may be staying in Nong Chang after all (although that doesn't dissuade me from further certification and education). Saturday we had our English Camp, a mostly silly and mostly fun day of English games for kids who signed up (and I assume paid) for the privilege.
After the camp, the director invited us all out for dinner (the instructors that is) and got quite drunk. In his ramblings, he mentioned that he would very much like to open a mini-English program in his school. One class of thirty students with one teacher learning in English all week.
He spoke about it as if it were a distant and unattainable pipe dream, but it put a glint in my eye... a hunger that consumed me for the rest of the weekend. I could put this program together with no problem. I could get books donated, perhaps even money for such fanciness as a television and DVD player for English movies, I am qualified to teach all subjects, and would be willing to do so at my present salary (or close). I would be overjoyed to hand-pick 30 students to have under my wing for a full year.
I could build the perfect class, the perfect learning environment. I could develop the curriculum and frame the program and do it all... if only he will let me.
Currently I'm trying to get him into a meeting to tell him this. He's a very difficult man to pin down, and is often not at school at all... But as soon as I can, I will pin him down and get a yes or a no and get to work...

Wish Me Luck!