Three weeks to go!

I'm moving to Fukuoka three weeks from tomorrow and am overwhelmed by how much stuff I have to do before my departure!  Having fun with my friends in Portland is, of course, at the top of my list, but more "important" things like requesting my absentee ballot and notifying my mortgage banker that I'm leaving the country keep nagging at me.  I've never had a blog before and am putting off all those other things I'm supposed to be doing so that I can write this first post.  Future posting should be far more fascinating, as I embark on this highly anticipated adventure!  I'll be teaching at Fukuoka International School in southern Japan for the next two years, leaving behind my beloved Portland, Oregon, loads of fantastic friends, and a stresssful job for a new life on the other side of the world!