It’s near dawn, day ten in Singapore. Tonight will be our last night in the hotel.this afternoon we will do a final walk thru of the condo we chose last week. Workers have been busy painting. Instead of dark red walls and an orange ceiling, it is now a fresh white.
Elvis will have left the building. By this tomorrow my husband will have left the country. He is headed back to Florida and Walt Disney World. He will enjoy a Singapore vacation home in October when we will next see him.
Tomorrow we will transition out of the hotel and into new home. We will have more clothes than closets and more books than shelves. We will have two beds and two dressers and mismatched service for twelve.
Today we have new teacher orientation. I will learn power school and admire the cabinetry of my classroom.i will anticipate the magic and envision unpacking the classroom library.
I will finish reading the student handbook and meet with the guidance counselor to support Collin as he chooses classes. Today I will pick up the laundry and get coffee from the cafeteria, complete my medical screening and have a chest x-ray. I will meet my agent and sign a lease and pay a comission and take two cans. I will listen and sketch and take notes and imagine the new school year today too.
Tomorrow we will walk home from school to our happy gate and begin again this new life in Singapore.
What an exciting time this will be for both of you - sending wishes of luck your way, and hoping to hear more as the weeks go on. PS. Love that gate!
ReplyDeleteThat gate is full of whimsy isn't it? I love it too. Thank you for the wishes, Tara!
DeleteA grande adventure! All my best to you as you meet the challenges of not only a new school year, but a whole new culture.
ReplyDeleteLots of challenge ahead for sure, Margaret. Thank you for cheering me on!
DeleteYou have probably done all of this already! Love to the work and adventure!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing experience this will all be! Enjoy it and savor all that you will learn. And that GATE! So cute.
ReplyDeleteSuch guts on the part of you and your boy. I can't wait to hear more....
ReplyDeleteDeep breaths ... this newness can be crazy-making but it can (and will and IS) also offer a unexpected joy. Thank you for sharing with us. I'm eager to visit you and your classroom in late October/early November.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the gate for real next June!!
ReplyDeleteOh, you are so busy, but it has to be so energizing and exciting. Am eager to learn more and hope that it is going to be wonderful all the way around. I am sure your apt. will be grand once you have it spruced to your liking and that gate, how delightful. Good luck in all things. There are lucky students who have no idea of their great fortune.
ReplyDeleteJanet Clare F.
I so enjoy following your adventure -- and the photos, apt and expressive
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