Thursday, August 13, 2009

We have reached the end of TEFL training!

Hey everyone! I am only five days from departure and the anxious feeling is more present than ever. Don’t get me wrong, I am excited but knowing the day is quickly approaching definitely gets my nerves going.
Encouraging news however is that the school has found housing for Carolyn and me! We supposedly will be living in a two bedroom apartment with a shared living space right in the heart of the city! It is supposed to be close to entertainment and to our school…only a mile or two away. This means we wont have to take motorbikes or taxis everywhere but it also means that we will have to face the craziness of crossing the street! According to our training we may be reducing our motorbike burns but increasing the likelihood of making the people of motorbikes very mad with our inability to cross the streets properly, along with the increase in chance we could be hit (just kidding mom).
Because we leave shortly, I ask you to lift our team up. To survive this coming year we need to be unified as one team. I also ask that you lift up our safety and health as we will be adjusting to a new time zone and new culture. Before leaving, the program would also like all teachers to meet a certain goal in support raising, if you would like to help here is how you can do so . Know that by supporting me, you are helping just as much as I am. Some people are sent and others go. He will use and recognize both.

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  1. We are so excited that you are going to have an apartment in the city! Yay and you will be able to walk to school and not have to ride motor bikes all of the time! I feel that God is answering our prayers for safety and we are so happy! Can't wait to see you and give you hugs before you depart on this great adventure! Love you!!
    Mom and Dad

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