Dear friends and family,
As promised, I am updating my blog to keep you appraised of
my journey, which I have officially began. At 8:10am this morning, my Alaska flight left
SeaTac Airport. My destination today is
Washington DC, where I will visit with my Aunt Macushla before I embark on a
year of teaching in Germany. My flight to Frankfurt leaves Thursday night! I write this entry as I sore 30,000 feet
above the earth, rocking my SeaHawks t-shirt and my Mariners ball cap. My Sounders gear is packed, but it will be
sported in Germany (that pun is for you, Suzie, John & Kiara!). I am very
excited for this adventure, although the concept that I will be living abroad
for a year has yet to fully sink in. At
present, it is still a somewhat ethereal dream, that I doubt will solidify into
reality until I land in Frankfurt, and even then may take a few days!
I am glad I was able to see so many of you before I
left. I will miss you all very much and
do my best to keep this blog updated with anecdotes of my adventures. There may also be a blog from my school – but
at this point that is still just a rumor.
A special thanks goes out to everyone who helped me prepare for this change. My parents who helped with yard work, screen
fixing, and lock-changing; my Uncle Greg who ensured the masonry on my house
was in tip-top shape; my Aunt Erin who gave me an excellent recommendation for
a tenant, my neighbor Don who helped me move, mow, and remove material from my
property; my friends Jeremy, Jeff, Marci, Raelene, and Bronwyn who helped me
with my yard sale, as well as ALL my friends who stopped by and purchased items
at said yard sale; my cousin Kristina for driving me to the airport, and my
Aunt Macushla for inviting me to stay with her in Washington DC. I am grateful for my siblings and all their
support, especially Michael for waking up at 3am to drive me back to Yakima, so
I could see more family than I would have been able to otherwise. Also, thanks goes to all my friends and
family who made time in their busy schedules (and often at the last minute), to
come out to see me at various events before I left. So many more thanks are
deserved, and even though I have not put it in writing, know that you are
appreciated and I hold my gratitude for you in my heart. If you have any special requests of me while
I am in Deutschland, please let me know.
I will be accessible via email, skype, what’s app, and viber. My username for almost all communication is
MaureenMacushla. I encourage whoever can
come to visit. If you can’t make it to
Germany, perhaps we can rendezvous somewhere in Europe! Please keep in touch – I will do my VERY best
to do the same. I miss you already! Tschüss (bye)!
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