Kim: Are We There Yet?

Ok, it's real now. Only two weeks until departure. I suppose one might say that it's about time that I realize that I am actually leaving!

I've been looking forward to this experience since the very moment I opened my McGill inbox and read "Accepted for Hong Kong" as a subject heading of Kate's e-mail. However, there were still some doubts lurking in my mind. Will my fourth fieldwork actually be carried out in HK? Last year, I was supposed to go to Indonesia for my third fieldwork and it fell through three weeks before the departure date. Thankfully, things are different this time: I have a flight itinerary, I have been assigned to a school, I have contacted my cooperating teacher and the on-site fieldwork supervisor, I got my shots, I have been to workshops/meetings. We are two weeks prior to departure and the placement is still a "go"!


What an incredible opportunity! I get to do two of the things that I am most passionate about at the same time: teach and travel. Some people say I'm lucky (I agree), others say I worked hard to be where I am (I also agree). I like to think that when your heart is in the right place, when you've worked hard, and when you've taken risks, there is bound to be opportunities made available to you. At the risk of being cliche, I would say that the doors are there, it's a matter of whether or not you look for them and choose to walk through them.


There are only two weeks to go until departure, yet it seems like the "To Do List" is interminable. Mind you, after seven and a half semesters, the "Done List" seems much greater. I am going to complete my B.Ed. in Hong Kong. Now THAT is exciting!