This will be my last blog from Taiwan. It has been just about 11 months since I arrived in Taiwan, and I'll be leaving tomorrow. I am full of many different memories and emotions right now, and completely at a loss for words.
If someone would have asked me two years ago if I would ever consider living in Taiwan, I would have said no. If someone had asked me if I would ever consider teaching 2nd and 3rd graders, I would have said, "NO WAY." : ) I would have been wrong on both accounts...
This has been an incredible experience; one that I don't know if I'll truly realize how incredible until I get home. It has been challenging and extremely rewarding. It has helped me grow into a better person and helped me know myself a little better. I made the decision to come here last year because I felt I needed a "dare to be great" situation. I got exactly what I was looking for.
I have met some wonderful people here - coworkers, friends, students - and I can never thank any of them enough for all they have given me. I will carry them and the memories they made with me probably for the rest of my life. I will miss them dearly, but it's a great thing to know that I've got friends here who I can come back and visit any time.
So, tomorrow morning Nick and I are off to Bali bright and early to spend a week on the beach and in the spas, and then I will be back in Lincoln a week later, on the 18th. I can't wait to see everyone at home!
I'll sign off with some pictures and the words to a song I just happened upon yesterday...
"Call my friends to share some wine
To share some laughs, and last goodbyes
My photographs of these years
Will make me laugh through the tears
What are the odds, what are the odds?
This ends and we don't meet again
What are the odds, What are the odds?
That I will miss your smile"
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