Emotionally, it is really hitting home that all of this is real. Yesterday was our visit to the vet to get Colorado's paperwork/ health certificate completed for travel. Both of us are feeling sad about the prospect of leaving her in England, though we know its best for all involved. It has also become increasingly clear just what a frantic pace our life has had the entire time we've lived here and how little time has actually been spent enjoying such a beautiful place. Because of this, we have made a clear decision that this is our home. This doesn't change our plans at all; it is more of a mental shift that provides us the comfort we need to step out into the great unknown. It also signifies an intention to spend more quality time here in the future enjoying the rugged beaches, beautiful trails, and funky downtown vibe.
All of that said, we are still very much looking forward to our time in England which we intend to spend 'doing' very little. Instead we want to just be; this is the space where we believe spiritual deepening can take place and our passions and bliss will be given room to reveal themselves more clearly. If we are ever to make such things as a charity project occur, we have to be very grounded in spiritual practice and knowing ourselves.
There are still many tiny details to arrange, but, in truth, the big stuff is done, and all we have to do now is allow our plans to unfold. The CELTA course will begin very soon now. We have a lovely sounding three days in Portland with Mom and Nick that we are truly looking forward to (we have vowed to do nothing preparatory so that we can begin this practice of 'just being'), and then we are on the course and off to England and beyond. It is sinking in quite quickly that it's all for real, and so we are excited and scared all at once, and that is exactly as it should be.
"There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy." - Robert Louis Stevenson
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Getting closer
Few days late on this one ...
Well, we're still busy! Along with trying to work a little extra (we've both taken extra shifts this month) we have .... booked our UK flights, got further along with Colorado's travel plans to the UK, got our actual Nexus passes, studied grammar and begun working on the 46 page pre-class assignment, organized all the internet accounts, spring cleaned the computer operating system and files, and ... oh well - you get the idea. It's been busy.
However, the beginning of our next new start is in our sights - it's a month today to when we start our intensive English language teacher classes. Before then we have a trip down to Portland with Evan's mom and her partner - a nice reward to look forward to just before we start. Booking our flights seemed to further cement our plans, as did our final day notices at work!! We were very fortunate that the morning we had set aside to book the flights was the day British Airways announced a half-price air mile sale - so we scored on the flights - one of us flies for only 25,000 air miles, and the other is traveling free as we had also got awarded a companion flies for free coupon - so just the taxes to pay. This savings will go some way towards the additional expenses in shipping Colorado - we discovered on the same day she has to fly from Seattle via a pet transporter (most other airports allow you to make your own arrangements) - this will cost more but saves a lot of headache.
In the few hours of spare time, we've been enjoying the Bellingham summer - beaches, forests, and city walks. A quick side note - discovered in some occupational therapy magazines from a few months ago some articles about the Leprosy Hospital in Pokhara, Nepal. Andy visited it when we worked in Pokhara with the blind students and orphans, and Evan worked with one of the physical therapists and one of the spinal cord injury counselors, doing some massage and teaching. An occupational therapy student had gone there to do some of her clinical studies and wrote up two articles about her experiences. Interesting.
Enjoying the Walk Out Walk On book very much that we talked about a couple of entries ago after we met one of the authors. More ideas for our big picture project in a few years.
And of course, Evan is three weeks to the end of his final class in his final semester in finishing his degree....
Also saw the final Harry Potter movie, from where today's closing quote comes from ....
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"Just because it's in your mind, it doesn't mean it isn't real" (Dumbledorf (?))
Well, we're still busy! Along with trying to work a little extra (we've both taken extra shifts this month) we have .... booked our UK flights, got further along with Colorado's travel plans to the UK, got our actual Nexus passes, studied grammar and begun working on the 46 page pre-class assignment, organized all the internet accounts, spring cleaned the computer operating system and files, and ... oh well - you get the idea. It's been busy.
However, the beginning of our next new start is in our sights - it's a month today to when we start our intensive English language teacher classes. Before then we have a trip down to Portland with Evan's mom and her partner - a nice reward to look forward to just before we start. Booking our flights seemed to further cement our plans, as did our final day notices at work!! We were very fortunate that the morning we had set aside to book the flights was the day British Airways announced a half-price air mile sale - so we scored on the flights - one of us flies for only 25,000 air miles, and the other is traveling free as we had also got awarded a companion flies for free coupon - so just the taxes to pay. This savings will go some way towards the additional expenses in shipping Colorado - we discovered on the same day she has to fly from Seattle via a pet transporter (most other airports allow you to make your own arrangements) - this will cost more but saves a lot of headache.
In the few hours of spare time, we've been enjoying the Bellingham summer - beaches, forests, and city walks. A quick side note - discovered in some occupational therapy magazines from a few months ago some articles about the Leprosy Hospital in Pokhara, Nepal. Andy visited it when we worked in Pokhara with the blind students and orphans, and Evan worked with one of the physical therapists and one of the spinal cord injury counselors, doing some massage and teaching. An occupational therapy student had gone there to do some of her clinical studies and wrote up two articles about her experiences. Interesting.
Enjoying the Walk Out Walk On book very much that we talked about a couple of entries ago after we met one of the authors. More ideas for our big picture project in a few years.
And of course, Evan is three weeks to the end of his final class in his final semester in finishing his degree....
Also saw the final Harry Potter movie, from where today's closing quote comes from ....
.....
"Just because it's in your mind, it doesn't mean it isn't real" (Dumbledorf (?))
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