"Don't take life too seriously because you can't come out of it alive." A quote from Warren Miller which helps to keep life in perspective. This year marks 23rd year in the classroom for me. This is my last year in the traditional American classroom. Last week, I handed in my contract saying I am resigning. It was a well thought out decision and one I don't have an ounce of regret over at all! I feel so fantastic to be wrapping up my professional career.
The saying "Full Circle" is what I am laughing about! Long ago I was a bit of a ski bum. Coaching Nordic skiing, teaching beginner Alpine ski lessons, and waiting tables. I wanted to travel and work with kids. I got married and my husband and I became teachers. We worked overseas for 11 years before returning to teach in rural Alaska. Our lives overseas were pretty darn great. We were able to travel and really did some wonderful trips in Oman, Sweden, Norway, Morocco, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Canada. While teaching in Peru we could return to Montana and ski every North American winter. We kept getting jobs in the tropical region of the world but we missed winter. We came home and landed jobs in Alaska. School/job has been good. The added plus of being here was we are able to ski. I could coach cross-country skiing. A bonus would be coaching the sport of ski biathlon!
Time has come to say goodbye to the classroom and return to my roots. Spending more time outside, being fit, and just coaching! Now as I say, "I am retiring from school but not from work!" I will sub this coming year and coach the ski team. I will figure out how to make a living and just see what new opportunities present themselves or I can create.
I love returning to where I left off . . . no matter what returning to my beginnings feels magical!
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| Ms. Sadie and I on the night of the Super Moon. |
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| First-grade skiers on a nice foggy frosty day! |
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| My girl! |
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| A tea break a must on our ski tours. |
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| A chilly ski tour but under a huge blue tundra sky! |
2 comments:
A new journey ~ enjoy! The photos are beautiful!
Oh, congratulations! I'm sure that you will be kept busy although it took us a while to adjust to the loss of an established routine when we retired.
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