Illustrating an excursion
In order to get this off on the right foot: a letter...
(for all of you who didn't receive this yet: esta bien - we haven't mailed it yet).
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Dear Family and Friends,
We are not fans of the form letter but with the following information we thought this was the best way to get our exciting news out there to all of you. To address your first thought: NO, we are not pregnant. But this announcement is just as life changing. At the end of July we will be moving to Medellin, Colombia. We will both be teaching at the Columbus School, an international school in the area. Sean will teach 8th grade World Cultures and Religions and Heather will either be teaching first or second grade. Even though the press gives a questionable view of the country we will be living in an area that is completely safe and used to an international community. Colombia is a beautiful country with amazing people and we are excited for our opportunity to participate in and learn about this culture.
Medellin is a modern city, skyscrapers and all, with a population of over 2,000,000. It is located in the Aburra Valley, at 1540m, in Northwest Colombia. The school however is located on the surrounding hillsides at 2500m. Even though the country is near the equator, with the elevation we will have mild temperatures around 70-80 degrees in the city and 60-70 degrees at the school year round. We will experience two different climates a day. We will most likely be living in a furnished apartment in the city provided by the school; another option is in a small house in the country. Our preference is in town so we can use the metro system, high-speed train and busses, to see the sights of the area without needing a car. The school has a teacher bus that provides transportation to and from the school.
Another appealing feature to Colombia is the easy travel throughout all of Central and South America. Many teachers also take the opportunity to take a trip to Antarctica on Christmas break (their summer vacation). Antarctica as well as the Galapagos Islands are on our “things to do” list. We would love to share all of our exciting adventures with you. Our plan is to buy a digital camera and set up a web page with pictures and notes of what we are up to. Once this is set up we will send out a mass e-mail letting you know where to find the web page. If you want to be included in this list please send us your e-mail address if you don’t think we have it already.
We aren’t sure what e-mail address and Colombian mailing address we will have once we move but at least until July you can get a hold of us at by e-mail and at our home address. We will still keep our house in Bellingham and return to it most summers and over holidays. A friend plans to live in it during the year and she can forward mail to us. We know that many of you may still have our old address, it still works because Sean’s parents live there but if you want to update now you have our new address.
Please excuse the impersonal nature of the form letter and please keep in touch. We will have at least a two-bedroom apartment and visitors are welcome!
All Our Love,
Sean and Heather
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