heading east?

After leaving DC to spend the winter months in Colorado, trying to forget the devastating emotions surrounding the failed trip to Africa, I am feeling more like myself again. A bit of hibernation initially, a return to volunteering with several agencies that I used to work with in my life before Mexico, some best friends who feel like family, too much snow, a breakup and recovery followed by some good dates, bad dates, a few silly crushes that went nowhere - these have all brought me back, and I am recharged and ready for the next adventure. Some in my life still admonish me for not finishing the Doctorate but I know I am ready for anything regardless of whether my various qualifications and professional initials after my name include that particular credential. As I pondered my life and my open road of choices, all I could think about is how much I love teaching; how it has always suited me, and how I know it will be the ticket to continuing to travel and experience different cultures and people. I opened myself up to the universe of options - those that I knew of and those that I did not - and readied myself for anything. I totally believe that being grateful for what has already come my way and being totally open to what more may come attracts great adventure and experiences; the proof is in my life already. As I reflected upon this and committed to the faith I have in the power of my intentions manifesting abundance in my life, I felt the excitement of knowing that something great was on its way. I spoke with several friends who each told me they'd been doing some soul searching as well, and it felt like a great weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Literally only 30 minutes later I received a completely unsolicited email from Clarice, asking me if I would be interested in traveling to Mongolia to work as an english teacher to medical professionals. She offered to put me in touch with a friend heading the project, and before I knew it, I was contacted about a placement in Mongolia for the upcoming academic year. Discussion has quickly turned to whether I'd prefer teaching at the School of Nursing in Ulaanbaatar, training nurses in Khovd or teaching in the hospital in Edernet, and next thing I knew my CV was being forwarded to contacts at the Ministry of Health- what ??? WOW. How does such a thing happen so fast? Am I going to Mongolia? We shall see. Apparently meetings will be held through the month of April to finalize placements of incoming teachers, so I won't know for sure for a little while. It sure would be great to make a difference there. in the meantime I must make it back to my beloved Mexico for a sun-filled summer regardless - but moreso if I am headed so far east where I'm told the winter temperatures dip to a bitter and frigid -30F.... yes, that's a NEGATIVE 30F. brrrr.