For those of you who may not know already, I have decided to reside in American Samoa for at least another year. This has been on my mind for quite some time, though it was still not an easy decision to make. At times, I'm still not sure that it is the best decision because I know that another year will be quite different from this one and harder in many aspects but it will also be easier in others.
I will not be teaching again. Though I continue to love my experience as a high school English teacher, I realize that it is probably not my lifelong calling. I will be staying on in a different capacity. One that I believe will provide experience that will propel me into the next phase of my life. I am extremely excited about staying here another year in these circumstances. I look forward to building on the relationships that I have already established and I am excited to build new ones as well.
However, I am deeply saddened that I will spend another year away from those that I love. The time away from my family and friends was the hardest idea to come to terms with and it will create different challenges for me in the year to come. But I know that I have the most supportive group of family and friends that have continued to support this journey and will be here for me when any bumps along the road try to slow me down.
I will be making a brief trip back to the mainland in late june and july and hope to see as many of you as I can.
Fa'afatei tele lava.
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