Yesterday was my last day at Thom. My teaching friends and I had been kinda joking for the last few weeks about Cryfest 2009 - although we all knew it would end up being true. It is hard to say good-bye to friends, especially when you see them everyday.
I did pretty good until the staff meeting. Then the speeches started and I could hardly control myself. Some of my friends have been transferred to different schools and I am leaving, so our core group is being split. Once the staff meeting was over, I managed to compose myself and had a great time at Leah's, just hanging out. I went for supper with my dad and then headed back to Leah's for the rest of the evening. I was doing pretty good until it came time to say good-bye to Gail. How do you say good-bye to the person you have spent every weekday with for 8 months? My eyes were filled with tears from the moment she started getting ready to head out.
I could not have asked for a better colleague. Gail and I worked so well together. But more than that, we were friends. Good friends. We talked about everything, laughed more than most people do with their co-workers, shared tears, dreams and frustrations. We were a great team and I will miss working with her. I will miss hanging out in the office. I will miss my friend.
I haven't said good-bye to Monique yet, so it is possible that Cryfest 2009 will have a part two, but I'm trying not to think about that right now.
So, one journey is over and another is just beginning. It's funny how change can be so exciting, yet so sad all at the same time. I'm so excited to start my position with the African Children's Choir. It's going to be a great adventure, full of challenges and rewards. It's a great change, but that doesn't mean what I'm leaving behind wasn't great too. I love teaching and I love my friends and I'm sure that when I finish my time with the ACC I'll have the same mixed feelings of emotion.
I did pretty good until the staff meeting. Then the speeches started and I could hardly control myself. Some of my friends have been transferred to different schools and I am leaving, so our core group is being split. Once the staff meeting was over, I managed to compose myself and had a great time at Leah's, just hanging out. I went for supper with my dad and then headed back to Leah's for the rest of the evening. I was doing pretty good until it came time to say good-bye to Gail. How do you say good-bye to the person you have spent every weekday with for 8 months? My eyes were filled with tears from the moment she started getting ready to head out.
I could not have asked for a better colleague. Gail and I worked so well together. But more than that, we were friends. Good friends. We talked about everything, laughed more than most people do with their co-workers, shared tears, dreams and frustrations. We were a great team and I will miss working with her. I will miss hanging out in the office. I will miss my friend.
I haven't said good-bye to Monique yet, so it is possible that Cryfest 2009 will have a part two, but I'm trying not to think about that right now.
So, one journey is over and another is just beginning. It's funny how change can be so exciting, yet so sad all at the same time. I'm so excited to start my position with the African Children's Choir. It's going to be a great adventure, full of challenges and rewards. It's a great change, but that doesn't mean what I'm leaving behind wasn't great too. I love teaching and I love my friends and I'm sure that when I finish my time with the ACC I'll have the same mixed feelings of emotion.
