A friend of mine recently said that making a name for yourself is imporant; putting yourself out there and becoming known is half the battle. In the next year I will have many names and title. To some I will be a co-worker, to others a friend, teacher, family and advisor. I will be a coach to my students and learning from them as well. Having Worldwide fame is something but being known by those whoes life you are impacting is everything! So as I leave NY I will be leaving behind my familiarity, my family, my friends, and my role as a daughter, friend, sister. I will travel thousands of miles to the other side of the World and make a new life and name for myself. Don't get me wrong; I will still be those things butI will become so much more. It is scary and exciting all at the same time. No one will know me there and I will be rising from the ground...a clean slate but then I stop and think about it; NO ONE will know me there. I won't have a support system like I do at home or a shoulder to cry on when times get rough. My co workers will become that support and breath of fresh air but it won't be like the comforts of home. It will be an adjustment but I am more than ready to embrace it head on.
I recently got my departure date! That made it all the more real! I will be going in to NYC on December 29th for a pre-departure orientation. WorldTeach is providing a hotel for us to stay in that first night. We will be able to meet everyone from our program as well as adjust to the realization that we are leaving for a year. On December 30th we take off at 10:40AM and arrive in Windhoek Namibia on DEcember 31st around 12 noon. It is going to be a really long day of traveling. We are going on South African airlines and traveling via Johannesburg, South Africa. The countdown is down to 73 days and those days are going to fly! Time to get my butt in gear and finish up last minute preparations!
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