nothing is certain

Had the most amazing day today !! I gave all the teachers a wee card and some gifts to show how thankful I am of how they've treated me. Despite this placement being a very tough and overwhelming experience, the warm atmosphere created by the teachers has really helped me get through. They created a feeling like we're all in this together !! 

Now, because it was so good here... I really wanna come back 😭😭😭 I have been asking the teachers loads of questions, trying to pick up some leads and some hints. The general consensus is: it's not going to be easy (a big f**k off to Brexit btw). There's gonna be lots of hoops to jump through, it makes my head swim even thinking about it... Is it even possible? 

Of course it's possible, but it's gonna be tough. But this reminds me of two things that I have learned during this experience. One: nothing is gonna come to you, you gotta make it happen. Time and time again I have been proactive in this experience to try and get my way. Sitting around hasn't got me anywhere, so I don't plan on doing this in the future. A quote I like from a book I read recently (Greenlights by Matthew Mconaghey) is, "be like wet sh*t, don't be like dry sh*t" - stick around, leave your mark, make them remember you (do what you will with that metaphor, I personally love it 😂). Two: nothing is certain. No matter how hard you plan, you can never control the final result of anything 100%.

I'm trying to use these two lessons to help me with my decision to teach abroad in the future. I'm going to trrrrryyy really hard, and I'm going to be open to the inevitable uncertainty that this will bring. Who knows what will happen, or where we'll all end up? It's scary... But also exciting :))))) - let's do it !!!

I hope you all enjoy your final few days. Looking forward to the reunion xox

- Mitch