So, I have some news and now that it’s out of the bag at work I figure that it’s time to tell the world that …
… I’ll be leaving my job at CHAI in November. I haven’t figured out what I’ll be doing or where I’ll be next. In the meantime I’ll be doing some traveling and then staying in Lesotho a little longer until I do (or winter comes around again, whatever comes first …)
There. I thought that writing this for the world to know would make it feel more real. It does not. I am both sad and excited, but right now mostly sad. If I think about leaving what has been my home for the last 6 years I get weepy. At the same time I know that there’s a great opportunity out there for me, now I just have to find it. It’s a very strange feeling.
As I mentioned above I plan travel a bunch after my last day with CHAI as it happens to correspond to a return trip to India for the wedding of more friends. (Yes, my third wedding in an 8 month period. All friends who I met in Lesotho, 4 of whom met their partners in Lesotho.) I all of a sudden realised that I had free time to travel and then couldn’t stop thinking about it. Then there was decision paralysis when the number of options started to overwhelm me. In the end I decided to tack on a trip to Nepal and Bhutan at the end of my time in India. It will be a little chilly, but no worse than Lesotho in winter. Altogether it is going to be the longest trip I’ve ever been on and the longest time I’ve spent traveling by myself. It’s going to be pretty awesome.
In the meantime I am very actively looking for my next opportunity. So, people, shoot me an email if you know of anything! I would love to find something in South Africa but am pretty flexible geographically as long as the job is challenging.
I’ll leave you with some cheesy sayings that I pinned on Pinterest awhile ago but that have even more meaning to me at this phase in my life. There will be a lot to process in the coming weeks so I imagine that I’ll be writing here more than usual. Stay tuned 🙂
Very exciting and yes, sad. But I love the quote about the new chapter… who knows what it holds, but whatever it is will be deserving of your awesomeness.
Fantastic, can’t wait to see what new adventures you get up to. Thanks to you I love The Soil and have read a couple or so of the books you have mentioned. Love your scrapping style and the quirkiness of your blogging. Don’t forget to stop and smile as the world embraces you 🙂
You’ll have a great time in Nepal. I worked out there for a year and the winter chill is waaaaaay worse in Lesotho. My favorite place in Nepal is Chitwan and you must make time to see the Annapurna mountain range at sunrise. It’s breathtaking. Good luck and safe travels in your adventures.