Maple Bear

I officially accepted a job offer! It is with the company Maple Bear. It is a Canadian based company with only Canadian and American employees. This will be good for my first time because hopefully I will avoid some of the problems that would arise because of the different culture, such as language barriers and ways of doing business. The director sounds great and was very understanding of my position. I am not 100% sure but I think I am leaving July 24th. Yikes!

Getting Ready

So someone suggested that I start a blog about my upcoming trip to South Korea. Although I am not a blogger, or even keep a journal, I think this is going to be a great thing for me. Not only will I be able to keep in touch with the people I care about and the gymnastics students I am going to miss terribly, but it will give me something to do on my lonely nights in a new land. I want all my gymnastics students to know that this was a very difficult decision for me to make. Leaving my family, friends and Southern California that I have only known was not the difficult part for me, although I will miss them terribly. The difficult part was leaving my job, and all of the amazing children I have come to think of as my own in a way over the years. You guys are truly the highlight of my life and what keep me going every day. I can go into the gym in the worst mood and by the time I leave I have forg0tten whatever it was that was bothering me. I have to hold back tears whenever thinking about leaving my kids. I love my job. But, traveling is something I have always wanted to do and I do not want to wake up one morning when I am 80 something and realize its too late. You have to go for it. If you wait it will never happen. I hope I can be a good role model for all of you to not let anything hold you back from your dream. I can't wait to share my experiences with anyone who wants to read them. And if no one reads them, than at least I will have used up some free time everyday typing them. I love you all and will miss you dearly.