As of today my flight is officially booked. On July 13th I will leave my family, my friends and my home for the biggest adventure of my life this far. I will be teaching music at a K-12 international school in Wuxi, China. I wanted to start a blog mainly for my friends and family to be able to stay connected with what is going on in this crazy and exciting journey. I leave for 2 weeks of training soon and I'm starting to realize how little time is left at home. It's bittersweet. I'm so unbelievably excited for what is to come but I will also miss many people while I'm gone.
There is a lot that has lead me to the point and deciding to go on this crazy adventure. Early in this process I wasn't 100% sure that this was actually where I was meant to go. Fortunately that soon changed and my heart has the assurance it needs to know without a doubt that this is where I'm supposed to go at this point in my life. I have no idea if I will be there 2 years or 20 years but that's what is both exciting and frustrating about life...expect the unexpected and be open to giving up control for a plan in life that will be much better than anything you could ever think of on your own!
One lesson that this adventure has already taught me (even though I haven't even left the country yet) is not to worry. I was so worried that I would make a wrong decision about where to go and what to do. When I stopped worrying and gave up control, that is when everything fell into place and I found a peace that I hadn't found in a long time. I have struggled with worry about being prepared for classroom lessons, learning a new language, first year of teaching and what seems like a long list of other things but then I remind myself that since this is where I'm meant to go, I don't need to worry!
As this journey continues, I'm sure that there will be many more lessons learned and I plan on sharing them here. There's so much in this life to experience and learn that I can't let the fear of the unknown keep me from embarking on what I believe will be an incredibly life-changing experience!
I hope to see each of you before I go and if I don't, please stay in touch (my Skype name is rachel_sneed1).
-Rachel
(Below is a picture of the beautiful Taihu Lake in Wuxi where I'll be living!)
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