So excited I have to share!

[Zoë]

I just got some fabulous news so I had to share it with all y'all.

I'M GOING TO NEW ZEALAND!!

I've been trying for the last few weeks to find a high school down there that will sponsor me for a few terms while I do my student teaching.  After a few communications with a school in Auckland, I got an e-mail today from the principal asking me to come.  I'm beyond excited!  I'll be there from July - December 2010; they do full-year schooling down there with 3 week holidays in between each 12 week segment.

Anyway.  I was just so excited I had to share with my fairemily!   

[Mistress Charlotte]

I hope you don't get any headaches walking around upside down for 6 months....  Oh.. and buy an air mattress... I'm coming too.......

Congratulations honey!  We will miss you at faire that year.

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

Can you stuff me in your bags? I wanna go

But on a series note, Congrats and best of luck

[renren]

Congratulations!

[knarlyknot]

That is so exciting, congrats!!

[Martin Montgomery]

 Congratulations and Good Job!!

[Demetrius]

Crikey!!  (oops, wrong island?)  Huzzah Zoe!! Wishing you much success.

[Zoë]

I'll send everyone pictures when I'm romping around Rohan -- uh, I mean, the South Island!

[Avan]

Grrrrrr.  Arrrrrrggggg.   I hate you.


oh and Congrats.

[Tanda]

I expect pictures of Kiwi Fruit and Kiwis side by side. And I hate you too. How do you get to do that? I want. *pout*
(Actually, I want to teach anywhere but here at the moment.)

yay for You!

[Zoë]

There will be pictures aplenty, I promise you!  And I hope to do video blogs while I am there as well. 

I pretty much decided I wanted to do it, so I got in touch with the head of the education department at my school, then I e-mailed about 25 schools around New Zealand, and I got responses from a few, and pursued the serious ones.  This one in particular asked for a letter of rec, I got one and sent it, and voila! 

Now the waiting begins...oh, torture!

[Mischief Snicklebritches]

GASP!!!
Im so excited for you/jealous of you!
That is such a cool oppourtunity. My aunts got to do that very same thing...well just about anyway. (different profession) But YAY!

[Moldy Forest]

You need to visit the shire when your there. I thought I heard somewhere they actually kept some of the hobbit holes up, but I could be wrong.

[Zoë]

Oh indeed.  I plan on making a trip down to the South Island during my 3-week holiday in September/October and visiting whatever LoTR sites are still there.  Can't wait for that.