"There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign." Robert Louis Stevenson
For the past 4 years, I have been working towards my dream of living and working abroad for Girl Scouts. Last week, I found out that I will be joining the USA Girl Scouts Overseas staff as the Membership and Program Director for the US Military Installations in Okinawa and South Korea.
(For those of you who do not know where Okinawa is. It is where the very loveable and wise Mr. Miagi is from and the setting of Karate Kid II.)
3 years in a place where I am foreign to it all------I have never been so afraid and excited in all my life.
As I embark upon this newest journey in my life, I invite you to follow this blog that will document my adventures and misadventures abroad.
I'm so happy for you. This is going to be a great adventure. I'll come out and wreck havoc in Japan with you often.
ReplyDeleteHi Arwen. What an exciting career you have! The Asian scene will change your life.
ReplyDelete"Bend like the willow! Break wind!" -- famous quote
Doublecheck you Stevenson quotation. You have him misspelling "foreign"
Big Hug! Jim N.
"wreak" havoc ...
ReplyDelete" All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost"
ReplyDeleteI commend you Uncle Jim for your editing skills!
ReplyDeleteI guess the "i before e except after c rule" does not work with foreign.
Scientists don't need to know how to
spell correctly, so Tiffini is off the hook.
My mom only knows quotes from Tolkien. :)
Thanks for the post!
... I already miss you, but now I will have a reason to go to Japan and visit ...
ReplyDeletebtw .. im still researching the possibility of mailing you freshly made Chiles Rellenos
:-)
Arwen, How far are you from the site of the disaster? How are you doing? We have Girl Scouts from our service unit that want to make donations to disaster victims in Japan. Any recommendations? Thank you, Diane Falcon - MiCaSa Service Unit
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