Last Post

Three years has come to an end. I just had my final staff meetings this morning. My house is even more bare and empty than normal. I leave for the states in two days time. Things are somewhat bittersweet but it is beyond time to move on.

Most of the folks who read this already know how difficult this year has been for me and I don't think I would have made it through without some fantastic friends both here and abroad. I did what I came to do -- I saw my kids graduate and I sat there watching like a proud parent as each of my nine advisees received their diploma and especially when one of them got up to give her valedictorian speech. Those kids alone made all of the hardships and difficulties worth it here.

So, this is my final post to this blog. Do not fret, however, because I will surely have a new one set up for my adventures in Istanbul. I'll post a link when I come up with a clever title for that blog. Suggestions are welcome.

Until then I'll leave you with the corny line I wrote in the kids' yearbooks:

"Go where your heart takes you and never look back."



--James