August 6th!! The big day! I am so anxious to get to my new destination and yet so emotional about leaving my biggest support system behind….my family 🙁 This morning was filled with so many tears. But not of sadness…they were tears of happiness, joy, pride, excitement and love. I feel so honored and blessed […]
Category: Moving Abroad 101
HUGS & SEE YA LATERS
So yesterday I had my going away dinner/party and I got to say my see you laters to my family and friends. Most people say goodbye but I like see you later because goodbye is so final. Even if something were to happen to me or someone else I would have joy in the fact […]
I GOT A GOLDEN TICKET!!
It’s been awhile since my last post…not really much to talk about except how I have been checking my email inbox every 5 minutes waiting on my departure date but TODAY it finally came! So here’s how it went: Everyday since I signed my offer letter I have checked my email religiously throughout the day […]
WHAT IS AN EXPAT?
Ok, so the question that I have gotten from soooo many people is…”What is an expat?” I’m glad you asked… An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship. The word comes from the Latin terms ex (“out of”) and patria (“country, fatherland”). […]
PAPERWORK, DOCUMENTS & OTHER BUSY WORK!!
Well, now that my offer has been extended…and signed lol the real work is ahead! I still have to: Get my teaching license and degree authenticated I know it sounds easy but this process requires me to: -get them signed by a notary -send them to the Secretary of State -send them to the UAE […]