Let's take a time out from education and talk about moving to Paris!! :)

May 14,2015

“Every thought we think is creating the future.” -Louise L Hay

    Do you ever stop and think about the power behind positive thinking? I am living, breathing proof that if you can dream it, if you believe you can do it, and if you strive for excellence, anything is possible. There are some people with my severity of bipolar (we are less than 1% of the entire population of the planet) who have given up the fight to stay stable and rational on a daily basis. They succumb to the overwhelming ups and downs of mania, depression, anxiety, and fear. Not me. :) I face each and every day with my head up, eyes focused, and heart open to whatever and whomever comes my way. 

    I honestly believe we are all here for a reason and I am so blessed and lucky to have discovered my passion for education early in life. Not everyone can say they have been fortunate enough to do what they love their entire life like I can. I love teaching and tutoring and mentoring and there’s absolutely nothing else I would rather do today, tomorrow, and forever more. If it’s possible I love it more today than I did when I started 13 years ago.

    As I prepare to leave for Paris in 3 months these are the positive thoughts I have to keep at the forefront of my mind. I love school. I love learning. I love France. With this major life change coming up faster than I am ready for, I have to pay extra attention to keep my eye on the prize and not drown in my emotions. I have to take special care to self monitor and constantly reassess myself and my emotional state to stay even. 

    Going to the American University of Paris for my Masters in Global Communication this fall is a dream come true for me. I have been dreaming of living in Paris since my very first French class at Greenhill in 1990. By now, after 20+ years of French class and making French one of my majors at UT Austin, I am bilingual English and French so that makes moving to Paris that much more exciting! And face it, who doesn’t want to live in Paris? 

    I know that I can do this! I know I have prepared most of my life for this. And it is going to be phenomenally fantastic! It’s just the getting there part I have to get through. 3 more months and I will be living in the heart of Paris, down the street from the Eiffel Tower, across the Seine from the Louvre, and so close to the Champs Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe I can see them out the classroom windows. How cool is that going to be?

    “One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” -Sigmund Freud 

    I firmly believe this. Every day I wake up I am grateful for my past mistakes and successes. They have shaped and molded me into who I am. I am only 31 years old, and to have lived as fully as I have lived, and experienced all I have experienced, in spite of my condition is truly a gift. I am not saying it has always been easy, smooth sailing. I’m just saying it’s been worth it.

    

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Let's take a time out from education and talk about moving to Paris!! :)

 Let's take a time out from education and talk about moving to Paris!! :)

Let's take a time out from education and talk about moving to Paris!! :)

Let's take a time out from education and talk about moving to Paris!! :)

“Every thought we think is creating the future.” -Louise L Hay

    Do you ever stop and think about the power behind positive thinking? I am living, breathing proof that if you can dream it, if you believe you can do it, and if you strive for excellence, anything is possible. There are some people with my severity of bipolar (we are less than 1% of the entire population of the planet) who have given up the fight to stay stable and rational on a daily basis. They succumb to the overwhelming ups and downs of mania, depression, anxiety, and fear. Not me. :) I face each and every day with my head up, eyes focused, and heart open to whatever and whomever comes my way. 

    I honestly believe we are all here for a reason and I am so blessed and lucky to have discovered my passion for education early in life. Not everyone can say they have been fortunate enough to do what they love their entire life like I can. I love teaching and tutoring and mentoring and there’s absolutely nothing else I would rather do today, tomorrow, and forever more. If it’s possible I love it more today than I did when I started 13 years ago.

    As I prepare to leave for Paris in 3 months these are the positive thoughts I have to keep at the forefront of my mind. I love school. I love learning. I love France. With this major life change coming up faster than I am ready for, I have to pay extra attention to keep my eye on the prize and not drown in my emotions. I have to take special care to self monitor and constantly reassess myself and my emotional state to stay even. 

    Going to the American University of Paris for my Masters in Global Communication this fall is a dream come true for me. I have been dreaming of living in Paris since my very first French class at Greenhill in 1990. By now, after 20+ years of French class and making French one of my majors at UT Austin, I am bilingual English and French so that makes moving to Paris that much more exciting! And face it, who doesn’t want to live in Paris? 

    I know that I can do this! I know I have prepared most of my life for this. And it is going to be phenomenally fantastic! It’s just the getting there part I have to get through. 3 more months and I will be living in the heart of Paris, down the street from the Eiffel Tower, across the Seine from the Louvre, and so close to the Champs Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe I can see them out the classroom windows. How cool is that going to be?

    “One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” -Sigmund Freud 

    I firmly believe this. Every day I wake up I am grateful for my past mistakes and successes. They have shaped and molded me into who I am. I am only 31 years old, and to have lived as fully as I have lived, and experienced all I have experienced, in spite of my condition is truly a gift. I am not saying it has always been easy, smooth sailing. I’m just saying it’s been worth it.