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Thursday Update

3/16/2017

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Man, I feel like a fish out of water. Being in a place where my cash is pretty much useless, and so is my language, is humbling. What is reassuring for me are the multitude of things that a the same on both sides of the Atlantic:


  • For starters, being tall still has its advantages. Already I've been able to use my height to help folks on the plane and in the airport.
  • A smile can instantly crush through cultural and language barriers.
  • "Please" and "thank you" really are magic words. Regardless of the language spoken by the folks I've briefly interacted with, they all seem to understand thank you and please.

Today was primarily about getting here and getting settled. Tomorrow we will spend the morning walking around the city and seeing the sites that I viewed from the car ride today from the airport before we begin training in the early evening. More pics to come!

Before I head off to bed I want to thank a few very special people:

- my amazing wife for taking on so much in order to let me have this teaching experience.
- my oldest son, Caleb, for stepping up in a tremendous way while I am out of the country
- my 12 year old son for sacrificing in the midst of his baseball season
- my 10 year old son for sacrificially working extra hard on his Cub Scout project while I'm away
- my baby boy

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