THANK YOU

So, I want to take this time to thank everyone: all of my girls (and boys) who I miss horribly already, and the parents who have been so supportive of me. Thank you so much for the gifts, the gift cards and the kind words. I will be taking each of you with me in my heart. I wish I could list everyone here who gave me a small gift but the list would be too long, but know I remember everyone and have been extremely blessed by each of you. I feel like I am leaving a family. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

It's Official

I have my work visa and the school has bought my plane ticket!!! I leave July 28th at 12:30pm. I will arrive the 29th at 4pm. Crazy I am gonna loose an entire day. I will shadow the girl I will be replacing for the 39th and 31st and Then I start teaching the 1st. Funny I start the first because the schedule of the school is Tuesday-Saturday with Sunday and Monday off. So, I will teach Saturday and then have a weekend off. Sounds good, I can get a feel for it, just play games and stuff with the kids and then have the weekend to really plan the upcoming lessons.

I am really excited. I can't believe it is actually here. I have been thinking and talking about doing this for a whole year and it is finally here in just over a week.

YIKES

Comments

I have been told by a few people that, for some reason, my page will not allow people to leave comments. I know you have to sign up with an email address but for some reason the comments still are not showing up. If you do want to leave a comment please email me.

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I know I am going to cherish everyone's love and support while I am gone. Being so away from home the connections to those I am missing will be, and are already, so important. Hope to hear from everyone.

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.