About Friends

I recently got a phone call that I never expected. The call was from a friend that I have not seen in months and expected to never see again. My friend Sam Cho called from Korea and we talked for about twenty minutes. His phone call made me feel happy inside and I like that feeling. I look forward to seeing Sam and his family again in the future.

I also got reacquainted with some friends that I had not seen in a couple of years. That reunion, likewise made me happy. I see a pattern developing here. I think that staying in touch with old and new friends just might be a way to bring joy into your life at regular intervals. I'll work in it and let you know.

I'm still stuck in Indiana but my departure day is getting closer. It just dawned on me that my shipped goods will be arriving in Alaska after I do. This is bad because my initial stock of groceries are in these shipments. As a fat guy, this troubles me, but not too much because it will do me good to eat less. I don't think there is any real threat of starvation until I go for a month or so without food.

Back to the subject. The message here is, thanks for staying in touch, friend (this means you).

Until next time, good bye.

Still waiting to go.

I fly to Anchorage in one week and emotionally I am ready. I still have a lot more stuff to ship. I had no idea that I would need so many boxes to move so little material.

Pam and I are going to Michigan this weekend so I can say my farewells. Seems crazy that I'm the one leaving, again, and I have the farthest to travel, yet I have to go to them to say goodbye. Doesn't that seem backwards?

The list of people who want to stay in touch with me on this journey is growing, almost, daily. This makes me happy because, the more people I can get excited about this part of Alaska the better off the schools will be. They still need teachers so I am doing my part to recruit some help.

More to follow later. Thanks for visiting and post your comments as you wish.

Jerry

My First Day with My New Blog!

Thanks for visiting my blog site. It is pretty skimpy right now and it is likely to stay that way for a couple of months. Don't get frustrated though, because real soon it will contain photographs of my new home, my classroom, and my travels in Alaska.
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Jerry