To Everything There Is a Season

Not to wax dramatic, but this painting captures what my life has felt like to me over the last 3 months. Ok, I’m waxing a little dramatic. (For more information on the artist, click the image.)

After a wonderful 15 months of backpacking, teaching/living in China and more traveling, I returned to Boulder and proceeded to look for my next job. Weeks turned into months; potential opportunities evaporated; ideas were explored and passed over. Sometimes I felt like I was casting about for any buoy that looked hopeful. The movement and energy that came so easily for over a year, turned into a gradual slide toward an unseen block.

Then, after weeks of stops and starts, several positive things transpired all within a few days:

I was offered a part-time position at a lovely retirement center; a couple of library jobs were posted that sounded hopeful (but I didn’t pursue for practical reasons); and… I was offered a job teaching English in Tokyo in the late spring! (I’ll write more on this later as the details are confirmed.)

I’ve also decided to put my condo on the market. These last two years have reaffirmed my love of international work (either as an ESL teacher or librarian) and I value having the freedom to move easily if there is the opportunity.

All of this feels incredibly liberating and exciting to me – I thrive on change and new experiences. I no longer feel like I’m being tossed about, but enjoying the calm before the next chapter begins.

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