The car's sold, the party's over and the bags are packed. There's nothing left to do but wait. At 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Clay and I will be sitting on a plane with a final destination of Istanbul, Turkey. We'll be teaching English to primary schoolchildren at branches of a private bilingual school. Unfortunately, we won't be working on the same campuses, but at least they're on the same continent! The school is awesome, and I'm looking forward to getting my teaching ESL feet wet there. Work starts in a couple weeks, but we're arriving early to enjoy being tourists and to learn our way around before we're thrown into a routine of a 40+ hour workweek. We don't have a place to live yet, but we found a great spot on Airbnb where we can stay while we apartment hunt.
I can't wait to try the cuisine, cross continents and start my adult life in a place so rich in culture and human history. Though I never planned to work in education (or with kids), I'm so curious to see if I enjoy teaching. I have to admit I find the idea of teaching a group of 5-year-olds a foreign language a thousand times scarier than moving to a new country. But the fear is a fuel and I've been stationary for far too long. Nearly eight months of living at home being underemployed has gotten me more than ready to start this adventure. The goodbyes have been hard, but I find great comfort knowing they just mean "see you later."
Staying in Touch
I plan on regularly updating this blog, so this will probably be the best way to keep up with us. I'll be posting pictures here and on Facebook and Instagram (@emilygherrington). I have an iPhone, so I'll be able to text and FaceTime with other iPhoners through iMessage. If you don't have iMessage, download either Viber or Whatsapp and we can text. My email address is emilyherrington@gmail.com, and I know I'll be checking that all the time as well. Skype: @emilyherrington. Don't be a stranger!
I can't wait to try the cuisine, cross continents and start my adult life in a place so rich in culture and human history. Though I never planned to work in education (or with kids), I'm so curious to see if I enjoy teaching. I have to admit I find the idea of teaching a group of 5-year-olds a foreign language a thousand times scarier than moving to a new country. But the fear is a fuel and I've been stationary for far too long. Nearly eight months of living at home being underemployed has gotten me more than ready to start this adventure. The goodbyes have been hard, but I find great comfort knowing they just mean "see you later."
Staying in Touch
I plan on regularly updating this blog, so this will probably be the best way to keep up with us. I'll be posting pictures here and on Facebook and Instagram (@emilygherrington). I have an iPhone, so I'll be able to text and FaceTime with other iPhoners through iMessage. If you don't have iMessage, download either Viber or Whatsapp and we can text. My email address is emilyherrington@gmail.com, and I know I'll be checking that all the time as well. Skype: @emilyherrington. Don't be a stranger!
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