As I sit here and ponder where my life has taken me the past few months I have to say I am sitting in awe... What began as a small dream and desire in a little room where I would work out peoples tension has become a full, breathing and living experience.
Tomorrow is the first day of the last week of class for the Ireland program. We will not have class again until April 16th, in a small village in Northern Donegal called Glenkolumbkille. Even as I write it and say it in my head it seems like such a dream.
I remember walking in on the first day of class. I was a bundle of emotions and continuously had goose bump flesh from all the knowledge I was gaining. Now, at the beginning of week 20 I am wondering where I will be this time next year. I realize that this trip to Ireland isn't just a tourist jaunt. My life will change in Ireland. Things about me will develop and grow in such a short time. What part of me will remain? What part will I let go of? Where will all this lead me?
I have said it a thousand times, and I am going to say it again. I never imagined a life where I wanted to learn. Now Patrick and I are thinking of where to go to Graduate School.
Here I sit looking at my computer screen, exhausted, weary from the climb. Tonight was the 82ns annual Academy Awards. As a child I used to dream of being on stage as an actress accepting one of those awards... though my life took a different turn, I feel as though I am about to embark on that adventure. That the Oscar is ready for me and my name will be in the envelope.
You can keep your statue though, I'll take Ireland any day of the week... :-)
