08.27.08

My plane ticket to Ireland and my tour to Ireland have been reserved. I am very very excited, and cannot wait for November! I'm going with my aunt and my mom. On trips like these, they actually aren't bad company. We went to London together and we had a great time. Now that I'm a little older (we went to London when I was 18), I think we'll have an even better time. I have already been to Ireland, but I was only in Dublin for 3 days...now, I'm actually going around Dublin - to Killarney, Waterford, the Cliffs of Moher, Limerick. I get to take in the countryside as well as the city life of Dublin.

This trip comes at a great time. I'm here, right out of college, itching for adventure. I thought I knew what I wanted to do, but I'm not so sure any more.

My mom mentioned a potential job opening at a high school in Harris County, but I told her I didn't want to look into it. You might think I'm crazy for turning down a potential job and being secure financially. But I refused because I am very serious about teaching English in Japan next year. It's something that is going to be new and different, and very demanding. It will put me out of my comfort zone which is something that I need to experience. I need change.

I talked to Ron about that during our meeting a few weeks ago. He asked me if I really wanted to be a high school drama teacher. And I told him that I didn't. That's what I had been telling people since last year, that's what I was searching for at the end of my senior year at UE. But then, this summer, I came to the realization that that wasn't for me. Educational Outreach was for me. Children's Theatre was for me. Not high school.

Who knew I would figure that out after leaving school?

But now Winnie the Pooh gives me something to put my energy into, and Ireland will hopefully get me back on track.