(posted by: Stacy)

So, the contracts have been sent off and we're awaiting plane tickets. In a little over seven weeks, I will be venturing into the great unknown (also known as the Caribbean). While part of me is screaming "white sandy beaches! dolphins! scuba diving! new adventures! summer ALL YEAR LONG!" the other part of me is wondering "will I be safe? will I miss my family and friends terribly? what if this job isn't as amazing as I'm imagining it? will I be a good teacher?"

In any case, here's the scoop in case you're out of the loop (ah, I'm a poet!):

On July 28th (or at least that's the date we're planning on), Doug and I will be leaving for Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic.

We'll be teaching at a dual-immersion English-Spanish school - I'll be teaching high school English (9th, 10th, and 11th) and Doug will be teaching 1st grade (up until yesterday, we thought he would be teaching 2nd grade, but that changed).

In addition to getting our immunizations (contrary to popular belief, the hepatitis shot hurts MUCH more than the tetanus shot), we have been sorting through our things, getting rid of pretty much everything we own so that we can start anew.

That's all for now - more details to come as I (and Doug) have more time to write.  Love you all!