As I spend my last week in Lawrence, Kansas the place I have called home for the past 4 straight years, the thought of saying my goodbyes becomes harder and harder. In the next five days I will be saying goodbye to my friends, my campus, the glorious hills, my daycare, and what I think is probably the hardest, my kiddos. This is when accepting change becomes so hard because at the end of the day I am a human with a heart and sometimes my emotions get the best of me. In the next few weeks, I will begin my journey of saying my share of 'See ya Laters" and start embracing the change that is about to consume my life.
On August 9th, I will pack up my belongings and fly Two thousand five hundred and forty two miles across North America. I will be moving to Gracias, Honduras to teach Prepa (5 year olds). So if you are reading this and you are like everyone else I have ever talked to, you are probably asking who, what, when, where, and why in the world am I wanting to go teach in Honduras? So here it is:
Why?
--I started volunteering down in Honduras two winter breaks ago helping build schools in desperate villages of El Progreso, Honduras. I went through this amazing organization called Students Helping Honduras if you would like more information check it out here: http://www.ceciskids.org/ . This trip was a shock to a lot of people including my mother, however I did not let their concerns stop me from wanting to change lives of children who thirst for a better education. In the first 24 hours down there, I knew this was exactly what I was meant to do and from then on I have been obsessed with wanting to go back. If any of you know me well enough you will know how passionate I am about volunteering, children, wanting to teach, and the beautiful country of Honduras. So when I started searching for jobs and came across this job, I could not pass up the opportunity. Also have you seen this country? It is gorgeous, just look at it...how could you not love it there?
Where?
--Where exactly will I be? I will be living in Gracias, Honduras and teaching in Minerva Bilingual School.
For how long?
--I will be living and teaching down in Honduras for about a year.
Can I still talk to family and friends?
--Of course, I would not be able to go a year with out my family and friends. While down there I will use the many forms of communications via Internet (i.e., skype, facebook, email, etc).
Finally the number one question, I have been getting lately... How are you feeling with the move so close?
--I have so many mixed emotions lately, however I am so excited to start this journey. Yes, I will miss my family and friends and everything I am so use to but I am beyond excited to move to a place I am so attached to. I love the country of Honduras, when I visited the first time leaving was so hard. It's like I left a little piece of my heart down there and I am so excited to see what is in store for me.
So there it is y'all, I hope to keep up with this whole blogging thing while I am down there to keep everyone updated on whats going on in my life!
P.S.
Skype: carlyradams
Email: carlyadams8@gmail.com
Add my address to your address books (if those still exist):
Minerva Bilingual School--Carly Adams
Bo. Borjas
Gracias, Lempira, Honduras
xoxo,
Carly
