yay!

 

First post! I thought it would be nice to start this blog as a way for my family and friends to keep up with what I'm up to. I'm not a writer by any means, so be kind!  First a note on what's happening: I will be moving to London on March 1. On a whim, I interviewed last summer for a job in Child Protective Services in the borough of Haringey, and was offered the job! I have always wanted to live overseas, and thought this sounded like an amazing opportunity!

Things right now are super busy getting ready for the big move. What I thought was 3 months to plan turned into 3 weeks, so it's been a flurry of activity--selling my car, shopping, packing, and trying to decide what to store and what to toss.

I have applied for a Tier 2 General visa this week. What a confusing process! After an appointment for fingerprint scans ("biometric data collection") in Atlanta on Tuesday, I mailed the visa and will hopefully receive it before I am scheduled to leave!

I am feeling such a sense of excitement, mixed with a touch of terror. I have never lived more than 10 minutes from my family, and can't imagine how I will cope with the separation. I hate that I'm causing feelings of sadness for them by my leaving, but feel good knowing that I will be missed.  It will be difficult, but also really good for me to get out of this town filled with nearly 28 years of memories.

Here we go!