Hi all,
It's beautiful springtime in the Seattle area and plans are starting to really come together for Seoul. I'm officially leaving on August 1st. I've received photos of the type of apartment I'll be living in and have started re-reading (or, in some cases, reading for the first time!) the books I'll be teaching. I'm doing a lot of the oh-so-fun things, like figuring out how I'm going to move all my stuff over to Seoul. Most of my students now know that I'm leaving. Word got around fast amongst my juniors, but some of my seniors just found out on Friday. I'll definitely be sad to leave Kamiak, but it's time to try something new and different.
In one of those weird, small-world, type things, one of the teachers at SIS taught at a school that my current principal was the principal at before he came to Kamiak, and another teacher went to Willamette for his MAT (after I did).
Oh, another exciting thing is that I'm pretty sure I'm going to Hong Kong for my September break! I haven't bought a plane ticket yet, but I'm starting to look into hotels. That should be fun! Another exciting thing is that I think Abby and I will have a Southeast Asian Adventure this summer, traveling to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, and maybe a few other places along the way! I'm especially excited about hearing her whine about the heat for days on end (although I'll be doing plenty of whining myself, I'm sure!).
Monday, May 28, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
My first posting
Hi all,
This is my first experience with a blog...apparently I get to post my random ramblings and people are just dying to read it, so we'll give it a whirl. I'm setting up this blog because I think it will be a great way to keep family and friends up to date with my next big adventure, which is moving to Seoul, South Korea! I'm moving there to teach Language Arts at Seoul International School...and I don't leave for another 6 months! Needless to say, I'm getting pretty excited. This will be a very exciting 2 years in my life and I'm alternately excited and nervous. It will be hard being away from my friends and family (and my cat, Oliver) for most of the next 2 years, but I'm really grateful for this opportunity.
I have a whole lot to do before I leave, especially getting rid of a lot of my stuff. One thing that I've never had to worry about moving before is all my school stuff, so it will be interesting to see how much of it I take with me to Seoul and how much goes to a storage place in Newport and how much of it stays here.
This is my first experience with a blog...apparently I get to post my random ramblings and people are just dying to read it, so we'll give it a whirl. I'm setting up this blog because I think it will be a great way to keep family and friends up to date with my next big adventure, which is moving to Seoul, South Korea! I'm moving there to teach Language Arts at Seoul International School...and I don't leave for another 6 months! Needless to say, I'm getting pretty excited. This will be a very exciting 2 years in my life and I'm alternately excited and nervous. It will be hard being away from my friends and family (and my cat, Oliver) for most of the next 2 years, but I'm really grateful for this opportunity.
I have a whole lot to do before I leave, especially getting rid of a lot of my stuff. One thing that I've never had to worry about moving before is all my school stuff, so it will be interesting to see how much of it I take with me to Seoul and how much goes to a storage place in Newport and how much of it stays here.
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