5 Weeks....

I can't believe it.. only 5 weeks left of my Indonesia teaching career! It's pretty crazy to see how quickly life is flying by. My much loved Year 12s have finished classes and are sweating it out with their final exams. We had a final lunch for all the Year 12s and their teachers on their last day of school.. I was a tad emotional but able to say a few words to them in front of everyone. I really do feel that even though God took me away from all my family and friends in Canada.. He gave me 80 or so little brothers and sisters to love and be loved by over here. It isn't goodbye with the kids yet though because we still have tons of their graduation activities coming up once exams are finished. Plus it's nice because a few of them will be studying in Europe and several others will be in Toronto. When your students are loaded-world travelers, there really is no such thing as goodbye!

My A1 girls on the last day of class

Along with saying goodbye to students I have been busy saying goodbye to Indonesia and psyching up for Germany. It's quite a bit of paperwork when one wants to relocate but thanks to "my people" in Canada (aka Dad), I've been able to get quite sorted out. I met with the movers this past Thursday and it's starting to feel more real.

Fortunately as it's feeling more real, I'm getting more excited. I'm not as heartbroken as before that I'm leaving Asia. I'm starting to see that this is a good thing. I'm starting to picture my life in Europe and realizing that while it will present it's own set of challenges, it will be simpler in another way. (think: no more huge lizards, cockroaches, constant food poisoning, insane traffic, volcanoes, earthquakes, terrorist threats, short men, strange odours everywhere, chaos chaos chaos) So I am getting excited about leaving this place and I am looking forward to the next place.

I have also been corresponding with the new school and they do sound like a good bunch of people. I think it will be a great experience and I'm trusting that God will continue to lead and guide me as I pack up life here and begin a new one somewhere else.