by DonnieS » Sat May 27, 2017 7:49 pm
I would have thought that going to work would come after graduation, but sometime back, my youngest , DD2, told me she was planning to travel. I said, "Good luck, I think thats a great idea, teach and coach - if thats still your plan, then summer time will be great." She said, "uh no , I am planning a lot longer than that - like a year, I am thinking about exploring New Zealand. Since I ended with little debt, I can do it. I have a job lined up at the school, and am setting up to do lessons when i get home." And she did, applied for, got work visa, insurance, set up a budget, now has a decent bank account. The local school - her high school alma mater - hired her as a full time substitute. Then she got almost overwhelmed with lessons request. She left 3 weeks ago, is working on a ranch/farm/coffee shop operation, really as an au per for this month, and the school there in the little town asked her to be the backup track coach for them. She has several more assignments set up for the next few months. She works half a day - in return for room and board - and then travels around the area. The people there - gave her driving lessons (they do everything backward there) , and lent her a car for her spare time exploring. A number of people have suggested she set up a blog, because her posts home have been really beautiful pictures and stories about the area.
Her work - at the local school - is working with special ed kids, she loved it - and is writing back to her group since she left. She told me that one of the things that she is looking forward to do is sharing her experiences with her classes - not of her class assignments is with special ed classes and the special ed kids vary greatly. I miss her - we skype once a week - and typically exchange emails/messages every day or so. DD1 , btw, is a school teacher out in west texas and is having a baby softball player for me - due on July 5th.