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Monday August 19th.
The last
few days have been pretty hectic. There seems to be so many little things to do
before leaving. We have also been spending a lot of time saying good-bye to
family and friends. We must admit that this part is not always easy.
Tuesday, August 20th.
Packing our
bags to get ready to leave is a challenge. What do you bring when you leave for
two years but are only allowed one suitcase per person by the airline company.
We figure we’ll take three bags altogether and pay for the extra one; there is
no way we can fit all our stuff in two bags.
Wednesday, August 21st.
Wow, it’s time. We’re off to Toronto to have dinner with Nicolas,
Vincent and Darcy (Vince’s girlfriend) and then we’re off to the airport. It
feels weird to leave this area that we call home.
Wednesday
night, August 21st. Sitting at Pearson International. Our flight
leaves at 9h45 pm. Saying good-bye to the kids was hard. The boys and Darcy came with us to the airport (they
helped us with the reshuffle of stuff in our suitcases so we could match the
allowed weight per bag), and Julie gave us a call in the evening. Pretty soon,
we’ll be going. We’re flying to Frankfurt and then Kuwait City. It will be a
long day as we don’t get there until 4h30 pm EDT (11h30 pm Kuwait time – don’t
even know what the time zone is called!).
Thursday, August 22nd
We have a
five hour stopover in Frankfurt. We’re trying to catch up on our sleep, and
update this blog. All the running around is now done, and I think we’re too
tired to be excited, but I’m sure the feeling will come back when we get to
Kuwait.
We arrived in Kuwait at about 11h30 pm, local time. Met a few teachers at the airport as well as the high school principal, the primary school VP and two school administrators who really helped us throughout this whole hiring and coming here process. Everyone was super friendly and gives the impression that there will be a lot of team work. We are excited to be in Kuwait and are looking forward to a fun two years.
And now, the adventure begins ... after we get some sleep!
I seem to have all kind of problems sending you comments on this thing. Anyways should this one work, have a good time and be safe.
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It worked! It's very exciting to be here. we'll keep you posted on a daily (sort of) basis.
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