We've done it.
Ben has gotten himself a job at an International school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. If you know Ben and I, it has been a relatively short journey to get to this point, considering we've only been married 4 months and although it was on the cards, we had not intended to move to Asia for at least another year! But an opportunity arose, and we have jumped at it. At first we were wary of making the move so soon, since we are quite comfortable here in Port Hedland after just settling in, but over the next few days of decision making it weighed on our hearts so that by the end we were both praying it would come through!
Neither of us has fully gotten our heads around it yet, and probably won't until months after we've arrived in Cambodia- if then. So we thought the best way to explore our thoughts and feelings at this point would be to keep this 'inkling' of what we're experiencing, both for us and our friends and family. It is only 2 months until the big move, which is quite short notice considering it is a whole new country, culture and community we will be settling into. These next few months will see us frantically finish up business here in Hedland and then in Perth, packing our lives into boxes for storage and 4 simple suitcases (if that) to take with us, and putting ourselves forth as human pin-cushions for the million or so vaccinations we must get each.
Sigh. it's a lot to take in. Perhaps we should focus on the basics first, such as completing the forms needed to finalise the position and getting in touch with old friends in Phnom Penh to ask for advice on how to even begin preparing for the new life ahead. We both know that this is what we desperately want to do and where we are meant to be, we just hope and pray for the strength to see it become a reality!!!
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