Bigger, Better and Brighter Things

The two week countdown has begun! As a friend recently told me, it’s on to bigger, better and brighter things. My to-do list is shrinking and I finally feel like things are falling into place. I am officially done with work so its time to focus on all of the important stuff. I had no idea that there was so much to do before leaving the country for six months, but there are certainly a lot of loose ends to tie up.

To prepare for my journey I recently bought a book on how to speak Thai. It seems like an impossible language and so far all I can say is hello, “Sawatdee”. I guess it's a start. I am going to attempt to learn a few phrases (and perhaps how to pronounce the name of the province where I will be living) before I leave. At least I can pronounce the name of the school where I will be teaching, and its not something like:

Bangplamasoongsumarnpadungwit (the name of a real school, no joke.) I don’t know how I will ever learn to speak this language!

“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind”

Its Official

I got my visa in the mail today. It was a very exciting moment! It also seems kind of silly that I had to send away a whole pile of paperwork for just a simple stamp in my passport. It somehow seems more official now that I have my visa. It is starting to set in that I am really going to Thailand. This is really happening. My mind is racing with all of the to-do's and it doesn't seem possible that I will get everything done and be prepared to leave in three short weeks. My time at work is winding down. I have four more shifts left and it feels bittersweet. On one hand I can't wait to be done, but at the same time I am definitely going to miss my amazing co-workers and a lot of the girls. I am very excited to see what a classroom full of Thai kids looks like and how it compares to what I have been doing the last two years. I am getting really excited but I also can't believe it is coming up so soon!


“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”

One Month

One month from now I will begin my journey to the other side of the world. I don’t think it has really set in yet that I have given up everything, including my job, apartment, and friends to travel to Thailand. Some may think that I am crazy, but I simply see it as a new exciting adventure!  I am starting to get that familiar feeling, that urge to travel, creeping over me again. Now is the time for me to start down a new path. Where this path leads I have no idea but I am certainly excited to find out!

I have never written a blog before but I decided that it would be a good place for people to follow my journey to Thailand. I will try to post as often as possible and I also plan to post a lot of pictures!  I hope you check in once and a while to see how I am doing!

“I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it."