Looking to the Next Step

I got my results last week for the TOEFL exam and I passed so I can start applying to Vietnam now since I have over 120 hours for my certification.  Every time I research on teaching positions there is mention of the CELTA certification and it makes me doubt the training that I went through was not good enough.  I believe the British trains their students to achieve the CELTA certification so when the job qualifications are posted, it lists this requirement first and says any "equivalent" TESOL/TEFL/TESL training is ok.  Makes me a bit worried, but won't know until I submit my first resume and cover letter.

I submitted the latest changes to my resume and cover letter to Oxford Seminar Placement Services and hoping to get some next steps.  I also update my cover letter to submit to Korean schools.  I researched some more Vietnam schools and added it to the list of places that I will be submitting my application package.  At first there were about 20 schools, but it got cut in half after observing that the minimum qualifications for some positions were one to two years of teaching experience.  Argh.  Most of these are from larger schools, international schools, or British run schools.  I already did a criminal background check at the California level, but that was back in July so I am wondering if this document is still valid and/or if I need to do it at a Federal level.  This document may push my departure date out even more depending on how long it takes for them to respond. 

I have a lot of things queued up and ready to go, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.  I am bit nervous of the outcome for some reason because it has been a couple of months leading up to this milestone.  To increase my chances of getting some kind of job, I also looked at IT related jobs and hoping to get some management level position.  Once the placement services contacts me, I guess the next phase needs to start with actual submissions.  It is a bitter sweet situation I am in and feeling that I am moving forward to a new, adventurous part of my life.  I shouldn't be too surprised because I have working towards this moment, but since it is almost here, it feels so weird; a good and exciting weird, but scary at the same time.

Given the significance of today, the Giants won the 2010 World Series and election day, I am not feeling this excitement and more absorbed in my own little world and how it will shape.