It Never Ends!

So in getting ready for this whole Alaska thing you have to fill out what seems like million pages of paperwork! First there is a 14 page application that needs to be printed off and filled out, then there are about 16 other things that are 1-2 pages long that need to be filled out but first you have to go and find them then print them off then mail them up to the school....grrrr! If there is one thing that I don't really like to do it is fill out paperwork. I wish they would just wait until we got there then give us this big packet to fill out and hand back. It would make life so much easier! Oh well.....

I feel like I am not ready at all for Alaska packing wise still. I have no idea what to pack to head up there. I know I will need clothing and that is about all I got. I am hoping that the shopping day they provide us will really help me to get ready.

So Molly (the girl that I am going up to Alaska with) is probably one of the most prepared people in the world! I honestly wish I could be more like her in some ways. She spent 5 hours at Costco planning and budgeting what we would need for 5 months in the village. She is way awesome! I know this will make our shopping trip a lot easier. She is so cool, I really hope at the end of this we still like each other! Haha We have been in the same groups and classes together since freshman year. It is kind of crazy how God puts people in your life for a reason. I know without her (and a little pushing from Drew) I would not be heading out to Alaska. I am so thankful that I have such wonderful support from those around me! It makes this adventure a lot easier to have!

So It Begins

Alright this blog is going to be for all of you who would like to follow my grand adventure that is going to start in exactly 3 weeks from yesterday. For many of you who don't know I will be heading to Marshall, AK in 3 weeks to teach Kindergarten/1st grade. I am really nervous but excited all at the same time. It is going to be really scary going to a new place where I don't know anyone but I know that God is the one who led me to this job and he will be there protecting and providing.

The hardest part right now is getting the money to get there. I had the money at one point but it was stolen from me and now I have to work to get it back. I am glad that I have had to work this summer. It would have been really boring to just sit around and do nothing. I have also gotten to meet and work with some wonderful ladies.

Another kind of hard part about getting to Alaska right now is packing! I have no idea what to pack and I moved from Arkansas to Utah for the summer and I had to leave most of my clothes and things in Arkansas with my fiance. That makes it really hard to figure out what I need now and what I need later. I did put everything in a tote before I left that was heading to Alaska so that was a good thing.

I am really excited to get there and experience all of the things there are. I am also really excited to be able to say to my kids one day that I got to teach in Alaska and see things like polar bears and go ice fishing. Hopefully they will think it is as cool as I do!