Dear Readers,
Josh and I are creating this blog because in two weeks we will embark on an adventure of teaching in Doha Qatar and we want you to be a part of it. I, for the first time will become Mrs. Machicek and be teaching 5th grade all subjects. Josh, Mr. Machicek, will be teaching high school science and one algebra class. We have done one preliminary pack which did not go very well and ended in tears due to my inability to leave things behind. It is impossible to bring your entire life in two suitcases. Josh did fabulously with this even though his clothes are much bigger than mine. It makes me wonder why am I attached to things and why do I have so many things. Shopping is actually a burden; I do still love it:) We will attempt to blog a couple times a week about all of our experiences from teaching to going to the market. When we arrive at 6pm Doha time we will be greeted by our principals and then escorted to our apartment. We will be living at The Pearl Apartments and from the images on Google I am super excited about the light up bath tub. Josh is being realistic and waiting before he gets excited because "maybe the pictures aren't exactly what we will have." The first week will be spent doing medicals, all of which include a chest x-ray... The following weeks will be spent training for our new jobs which we know very little about; I feel like a first year teacher again. School begins just after Labor Day and I am sure by then we will be ready for the students to arrive. At that point we will know a lot more (inshallah: God willing). With two weeks to go until we leave the feeling of excitement has crept in. Since June 7th we have been homeless, we have many great people taking care of us along the way. But, the time has come for us to have a home again. I am currently in Minnesota saying my last good- byes. I am going to get to that and drive to Minneapolis too see Chelsey and Stephanie my dear friends from Bemidji.
Love, Emmy
Josh and I are creating this blog because in two weeks we will embark on an adventure of teaching in Doha Qatar and we want you to be a part of it. I, for the first time will become Mrs. Machicek and be teaching 5th grade all subjects. Josh, Mr. Machicek, will be teaching high school science and one algebra class. We have done one preliminary pack which did not go very well and ended in tears due to my inability to leave things behind. It is impossible to bring your entire life in two suitcases. Josh did fabulously with this even though his clothes are much bigger than mine. It makes me wonder why am I attached to things and why do I have so many things. Shopping is actually a burden; I do still love it:) We will attempt to blog a couple times a week about all of our experiences from teaching to going to the market. When we arrive at 6pm Doha time we will be greeted by our principals and then escorted to our apartment. We will be living at The Pearl Apartments and from the images on Google I am super excited about the light up bath tub. Josh is being realistic and waiting before he gets excited because "maybe the pictures aren't exactly what we will have." The first week will be spent doing medicals, all of which include a chest x-ray... The following weeks will be spent training for our new jobs which we know very little about; I feel like a first year teacher again. School begins just after Labor Day and I am sure by then we will be ready for the students to arrive. At that point we will know a lot more (inshallah: God willing). With two weeks to go until we leave the feeling of excitement has crept in. Since June 7th we have been homeless, we have many great people taking care of us along the way. But, the time has come for us to have a home again. I am currently in Minnesota saying my last good- byes. I am going to get to that and drive to Minneapolis too see Chelsey and Stephanie my dear friends from Bemidji.
Love, Emmy
Im so excited to read and share ur adventures. Have a safe flight. U will have to tell me how ur letting go of ur things. Lee is finally ready to move back to WA and we r going to have to do the same thing, not to ur extent, and im already getting anxiety over what to get rid of.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited that you two are starting a blog! This is now bookmarked to be my new morning coffee read.
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