To Mississippi and back

Dear friend Jill and I trying fried green tomatoes!

Wow, I am not very good at this blogging thing! It is hard to write about life as it is happening, but I will try. So in the midst of gearing up for moving to Turkey to teach and preparing myself for saying goodbye to all my loved ones, I had the amazing opportunity to go to Southaven, Mississippi, a town right next to Memphis, Tennessee, for the last two weeks. Why? Well it wasn't because I wanted to see Elvis's Graceland, or see where



Memphis

MLKJ was shot, or was dying to see the famous ducks at the Peabody Hotel, or listen to some tunes while I walked down Beale Street, or dip my feet in the mighty Mississippi. Though I did enjoy doing all of the above, touring Memphis was not the reason I went to this part of the  states. I went to Mississippi for the one and only PFO (Pre-Field Orientation). At PFO I was able to learn more about Oasis, fellowship with the 98 other teachers going overseas to teach including the five other teachers going to Ankara, Turkey, learn about the students I will be teaching, and yes eat good old southern cuisine breakfast, lunch, and dinner! It was two whole weeks full of vital information for teaching overseas that I feel is helping me see this new step in my life as a reality that will come

Roomies at PFO

very, very soon! I have less than a month before I leave now and though I enjoyed PFO, I am so glad to be back in my neck of the woods to spend the little time I have left here with my loved ones. So if I am not able to see you face-to-face before Ileave,  know I love you and my thoughts are with you!

-CC