... and I'm off.

Next time I step off an airplane it will be into at least the 115 degree heat of the Arabian Peninsula. As many of you are well aware of by now, I am headed to Kuwait to teach 7th grade Language Arts in an American school. I have a little time on my hands as I wait in DC for my flight to Kuwait, so I thought I'd be productive and start what I have been telling you all I will do. I have been impressed with every one's support, excitement, and curiosity about my trip, so hopefully this will be a way for people to keep up to date if they are so inclined. In Portland, we see Keep Portland Weird signs and bumper stickers everywhere, and certainly it's citizens do not disappoint, so in honor of that mantra, I thought it would be appropriate to name this blog after what many people will undoubtedly consider weird. Hopefully through this, people will come to gain an understanding of a part of the world of which we know little.

I am excited by my new adventure, and have wanted to do this for a long time. But, it has only been since this spring since I have really gotten off my ass and decided to do something to try to make it happen. I grew up as a product of the system I will now be a part of. My parents taught in international school and I can't help but feel that was a real driving factor in my wanting to try teaching abroad as well. So, after sending out 40+ applications all over the world, I am now off to Kuwait to try my hand at a new school with a different kind of student and I can't wait. So, as they call my flight I will sign off and will write more as I get settled.