What is all this about?

Buenos Dias!!

My name is Rachel and I have decided to make this blog to tell you all about my plans to move to Bolivia and to update you when I hopefully get to Bolivia!

My friend Sarah and I are in the process of preparing to move to Cochabamba, Bolivia to teach at a school for Missionary kids. We are hoping to move their at the end of July, but there have been several things that seem to be getting in the way.

We have filled out all of our paperwork and all of our references have been filled out but it has taken a while to get these all together and moved onto the next stage. Lord willing we will be able to get accepted within the next week and we will be able to start fundraising. We need to fund-raise because the school we are going to is non-profit and we will not be getting paid. After we fund-raise we will need to go to training and then we will get the go ahead to be able to go. This is a lot to get done in the next two months, but we are hopeful that it could still happen.

Amidst all the discouraging news and the unknowns, I talked with the director of the school the other day and I was told what my job will be if we get down there in time. I will be working part-time as a 3rd grade teacher and part time as an aid for students that have some learning disabilities. I am really excited about this opportunity and hope I can get down there in time to start!!

As I am writing this, I am going into my last week of being in Amherst. It is definitely bittersweet. I am sad to leave the place that has been my home for the last 5 years, sad to leave my friends that are staying and sad to leave Western Massachusetts which I have learned to like. However, I am excited about this next adventure and I am excited to spend time with my family and friends before I leave the country.

I hope you come back to read more about what is going with Bolivia( whether we are able to go or not) and with my life!!

Adios - Rachel