Just writing with an update . . . Things are going well out here. Tom and I are both super busy with work and school. We are still teaching special education (I work with 4th graders with Aspergers and Tom works in the Autism program). We both love our jobs and I am learning a lot. I am on track to graduate with my masters in December and Tom will graduate next spring. He's starting to apply for substitute and temp license positions. It's very exciting. I have been considering applying to psych PhD programs instead of law school (but I don't have to decide until December so there is plenty of time)
We are enjoying being home-owners but the minor repairs are beginning to annoy us. haha. But, overall it is great. Our neighbors are awsome and DC is so beautiful right now with spring peaking in.
On the volunteeer front: during Spring Break next week we are headed to New Orleans to do a rebuilding project. This summer we are headed to Ghana, India, and Tanzania! We are super excited because Tom's parents are coming to Ghana and our friend, Mike, is coming to India. Aside from volunteering, I will also be doing research on orphanages in the developing world. Anyone else interested in joining us?
I have been working very hard on a book about our travels. I put together a "How To" volunteer abroad independently book. It is basically step by step tips on how to volunteer abroad as well as stories from our trips. Its self published on
lulu.com. It's up for sale at http://www.lulu.com/content/765152. I worked hard on it and am kind of proud of it. I'm not sure how good it is, but it does convey a lot of information. So if anyone is interested in learning how to volunteer abroad like we do, it might be worth a peek. Feel free to pass on the website to anyone you think might be interested.
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