5 weeks to go!

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to post as many blogs as I can before I leave Elim. I can’t believe I only have 5 weeks left here. It’s going to go by in no time. I’m getting a little nervous about my future plans, but I know that everything will work out how it is suppose to.

I had some great news on Friday. This amazing woman, Kim Marlin was here a couple Friday’s ago to make sure I was doing my job basically, anyway she is from Florida and we get along great! She and I were discussing my future plans and she basically told me that she would try and get me into some schools down by her in St. Lucie County Florida. So, I applied to the school district, sent some emails out and suddenly on this last Friday I got an email from Kim telling me to call her asap. So, I found out the good news, someone will be calling me soon for an interview! Now, everyone needs to cross their fingers that this will work out! I couldn’t be more excited! For some reason I just know that this is the next place I want and need to go in life. I have all these dreams in life and one of them is moving to Florida. Living in the sunshine by the ocean. I think it’s interesting how in life we meet people that help make things happen for ourselves. I told Kim, maybe its fate having met you. Maybe I was meant to meet you in order to get my foot in the door somewhere else. Yet again, I am in a place in life where if you would have asked me a year ago where’d I be today, there is no way I could have known this would be happening!

I feel truly blessed that I am able to live the life that I do. There is no young person I know besides the people who live and teach here that have been given the rare opportunity to teach and live in Alaska, and in a place so beautiful and full of life. I find it exhilarating that I now have the option to move anywhere I want and pursue any dreams that I may have. Moving here was the greatest decision I have ever made for myself. Not only did it open my eyes to new and amazing things, but it has allowed me to gain firsthand knowledge about my career, where I want to go in my career and allowed me to save money to pursue my dreams. I couldn’t be any happier at the moment.

At the moment I am back and fourth about thoughts of the future and the present. I am excited and looking forward to the summer at home with my friends and family, yet very saddened knowing that I have to leave this place and these people. As I look forward to my future I know that I will never forget what living here has taught me. I will never forget the ups and downs, the adaptations I had to make to live here, and the beautiful smiles of my first year teaching. I hope and pray that someday I will return here to see those smiling faces and of course, the beauty of Elim.

Well, it’s late here. Tomorrow I plan to work all day to get some things done for parent teacher conferences on Monday. I hope everyone back home has had a good weekend. I look forward to seeing you all in 5 weeks!

Until next time,

Sammy