Well, Paul and I successfully completed our 24 hrs of training to teach. The first day was awful. I could not leave fast enough. Now I know why they put those heafty breach-of-contract penalties in our contact--I probably would have dropped out otherwise! Day two was geared for teaching older students (6-7 yr olds) and I felt better. Day three was for the oldest students (7-12 yr olds) and seemed the best age group to teach. At the end of the day was a culture lesson, which really hit home for me. We're moving to a foreign country. The word foreign is right there in the title. Why was I surprised? After training (both during the week and on Friday), we moved. Moving is awful. I probably threw away half of our possessions and we still have a TON of stuff. Unfortunately, most of our possessions were books (which can never, ever be thrown away; they must be passed on in the great book circle of life) and my Barbies (which I'm not going to throw away either). Sorry to stop in the middle, but we're rapidly moving out of the "pre-Reunion" phase into the "Reunion" phase and I have to drive.
P.S. I failed to mention Paul and I were two of the five teachers who received visas. Everyone else had been turned down at least once (some twice). A word to the wise: apply early and apply to the San Franciso TECO office. It was the only office that actually issued any visas. I also failed to mention that we moved in with my in-laws. So far, it's been quite pleasant.
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