As many of you know, at about this time, two years ago, I was in the final stages of processing my two year visa to move to London, England. And what a two years it has been! When I moved here, the only plan I had was that, no matter what, I was not allowed to move back to Canada for at least a year. Aside from this, I knew little of what to expect. I had just graduated from university, had never taught outside of the safety of my Teacher's College placements, and didn't even know where I would live once I arrived here. I was naive & had never travelled on my own before. All I knew was that I was ready for excitement and adventure outside of the safety net that had become my life - and I leapt at the chance.
Fast forward to the end of my first year of living and teaching in London. I was in love! I wasn't finished with London and was excited to take London by storm for the second year of my visa. I had found an amazing school that wanted to take me on full-time as a classroom teacher and I jumped at the opportunity. This was always a close-ended plan. I would teach for the year, do a ton of travelling and return to Canada after a big summer of travel for good, in September.
Now, lets jump to the present. Obviously, I'm at the point where I have just over 1 month left on my visa. I've also kept pretty quiet about what the plan is while I figured out which direction my life should take. But now, I'm ready to go public! On Friday, (2 days from now) I will board a plane to Canada and begin the process of getting another working visa so that I can return to England to continue this exciting chapter in my life!
The school I've been working at for the past year and a half will be sponsoring me to stay. I will be teaching year 3 again and I couldn't be more excited about another go at applying all of the knowledge that I have gained through my first year of teaching. Obviously, I'm also excited for the many more adventures & travels the next few years will bring as well!
Obviously, Canada (and all my loves in Canada) I miss you all tremendously! My story in London simply has not come to an end, and I'm so excited to see where the coming year(s) will take me!
