March!

Alright, so now some confusion has been cleared up and my date of departure is different now. I was told that March 7th was my date of "assumption of duty" which I assumed was the day that I started teaching, turns out it is the day that orientation starts and the two weeks I have before I start starts. If that makes sense.

So I was assuming that I needed to be in Singapore by February 21st but it's really March 7th. This is a good thing because they said I don't get any money until March 7th and I was worried about being desitute in Singapore. So, this is good. Also I get two more weeks to get my life in order and cram in more snuggles with Alfie and Ben before I go.

So March 7th y'all.

One Month

Yesterday was one month until I leave for Singapore. I have what feels like a million things to do before I leave, not the least of which is say goodbye to about a thousand people. This next month is going to go by at lightening speed while I try to get my life packed, sold, donated and shipped, my papers and plans in order and my hugs where they belong.

In one month I will be waking up to my first day on the other side of the world and the first day of my professional career. It's terrifying, exciting and nerve wracking but I am really looking forward to it.

UPSed

Today I got my medical check forms done and mailed off to Singapore. They e-mailed me to let me know that I have been approved for the work pass. The doctor who did my check didn't include the HIV test in the blood work that we did so I have to get that done now too and fax it to Singapore. I also need a police clearance for my work pass finalization but once all of that is done I will hopefully be done with all of this stuff! I hope that soon I will find out my school assignment so I can start preparing for my position and find out what district I will be living in so that I can look for apartments!

Medical Check

So, this isn't particularly exciting but it's kind of part of the process. Tomorrow I have to go and get a full physical exam to make sure that I am medically fit to be an "Education Officer" (yes, that will be my official title over there.) This is the last big hurdle, well aside from packing my life into two 50lb suitcases, selling and giving away pretty much everything else that I own, saying goodbye to the incredibly vast quantity of people that I am going to miss like hell while I'm gone and actually flying across the globe. However, barring any unforseen horrifying illnesses, I will have the last document sent off to Singapore that I need to complete the process by Thursday.

On New Year's Day I felt like I underwent a change and started to get really friggin excited about this whole thing. Up until then I'd been excited but also worried and scared and when the new year started I let that go and just let the excitement roll in.

There will be so many things filling the next 47 days that I know they will fly by and before I know it I will be watching the sun rise on an entirely new world. Can't. Wait.