In Flight

Uma and I are flying today to Quito! The ten days or so leading up to our departure were absolutely nuts. I hit the ground running each morning, like a headless chicken, trying to organize our lives for the adventure while storing the rest of our possessions at a number of generous friend's homes. It was madness. Having a child multiplies your consumption quotient considerably. But alas, with help from dear friends ( you know who you are!) I was able to pull it off and get our butts on a plane the day after receiving our visas.
It's bittersweet- knowing in my heart that we have left a beautiful community of friends who truly love and support us in so many ways. Yet also knowing in my gut that this is the perfect opportunity for us to become bilingual and to gain international experience teaching. In my own little happy mantra world, I do remind myself often that everything really does just keep getting better.
So we will arrive tonight and hopefully someone will pick us up and bring us to someone else's house where we are going to hunker down for a small while as we look for a place of our own. Tomorrow when we wake up it will be Friday, and school starts on Monday. With all of the mad packing done in the last ten days, thinking about the classroom has taken second fiddle. Now that our life is whittled down to 4 bags, I need to put some serious thought into out first week of school. Wish us luck! The adventure begins!