Tick Tock

Out on a regular outing with m I realized that there are only 9 weeks of school and 13 weeks of our Aussie adventure left and I 'caught' myself thinking how fast time has gone and how much faster our time is going to go.

I am so glad that I 'caught' myself.  No one on a holiday says oh no only 13 weeks left.  Kids don't start counting down the days of school with 45 days still left to go with any kind of urgency so why should I?  I shouldn't.  Yes there are great things to look forward to but if you get caught looking forward you might miss something perfect happening right in front of you.  You never truly know what the future will bring but you can control what you are doing now.

As many of you know I've lived the simple life here, no phone, no watch and no car which has truly allowed me to live in the present.  This has been great, liberating even and I challenge all of you to see if you can live in the present as much as possible but even living this simple life I still have to catch myself every know and then and bring myself back to the present.

I understand that what you choose to do in the present will affect what you can do in the future and I am not saying you shouldn't consider that; on the contrary you should know exactly how your current actions will shape your future and then enjoy the feeling of knowing that when you are in full control of your present that the future will bring good things.

Where am I? Here! What time is it? Now! So what should I do? ..... (go get Maëlle from school so no time to proofread) but then anything :)

Thanks for reading :)

Forward thinking

It is two more sleeps before the last Term of teaching here in Australia.

I have been thinking a lot about how lucky we have been to get a match (thanks Maxine, Ian and Todd) for this exchange. The last 9 months have been full of many ups and downs, but so many life changing adventures for all four of us. We have just returned from the Great Barrier Reef and a chance to see the GBR before climate change changes it all forever. We have had some good talks about what we see life like once we are back in Canada. Funny enough, both Matt and I have no idea. Beaumont is home but the new view we have of the opportunities that are open to us as a family leave the future as open as can be. It could be up to 9 more months before we are back in Beaumont (11 before I am back teaching) and I know the time is going to fly by just like the last 9 months has.

The next 10 weeks of teaching are going to be great! I am excited to get back to teaching about Canada and having the best time with my class. I am looking forward to teaching swim lessons.  We will be sad to leave Australia and have been so lucky to meet all the people we have met and to have family that has supported and visited us.

We are then starting the 6 months of unknown in Cambodia and then the world is open to us.  We have so many decisions to make but a lot of time to figure it out (We are open to help in this area). This part of the world is unknown to both of us but at this point the girls are excited to try more good food and see more beaches they say.


Late spring, early summer (Canada seasons) will see us return to Canada. Our hearts will be full of travel and fun. We will be so happy to see all the friends and family that we have missed already more than we ever knew possible.

Really a big thank you to everyone who has made this possible.