Preparations

I leave tomorrow for Auckland, New Zealand to complete my Early Childhood student teaching.  One of my placement options for student teaching through Mount Vernon Nazarene University was to travel and teach internationally.  I have such a passion for travel and diversity that I knew instantly that I wanted to student teach internationally.  The placement process with CCTECC lead me to Hebron Christian College in Auckland, New Zealand where I will be teaching Year 2 with Mrs. Margaret Sellar.  Throughout my seven weeks I will have the opportunity to leave with a kiwi family and teach at a private Christian school while experiencing the true life of a kiwi.  I am so thankful for the opportunities that I will have and blessed with such great support from my family and friends.

The closer that I come to my new adventure the more I realize how much this trip will change me.  With pure trust in God I am setting forward tomorrow on my own to change my world and the word's of those around me.  I look forward to being a stranger in a new city and discovering who I am in New Zealand.

I hope to post updates here of my adventures at least twice a week.  This will be my first trip traveling alone, but also hold in your hearts the five other student teachers traveling abroad this semester.  Sarah Andrews will be traveling to the Dominican Republic check her blog out here.

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