My "open sesame" has arrived!!!

Wow, that's it! When I opened my e-mail this morning, it was there in duplicate. One from the AEFE's human resources department and the other from IFS, both announcing my transfer agreement. Holy cow!!!! I'm going, it's tangible. It's no longer a dream. I'M OFF TO SINGAPORE!!!!

How to explain the state I'm in. My heart is pounding and I've got a giddy feeling that won't go away. I'm off to Singapore! I know I'm repeating myself, but it's huge! Who'd have thought it would happen... And now there's almost no turning back. I'm going to teach in one of the best schools in the network, with students whose level is such that the textbooks are below their level!

I'm proud of what I'm achieving. I went back to school at the age of 40, I'm a mother of two, I passed my CAPES at 53! I don't care if I'm doing too much, I AM PROUD OF MYSELF.

On the other hand, in the IFS email came a little packet of documents to fill in, as well as medical documents to provide. Now I'm going to have fun getting the medical appointments... A small price to pay.

And then I asked for a simulation of the Indemnité de Changement de Résidence (ICR) and it's not bad. So I won't have too much trouble paying the various installation costs.

Well, even if the paperwork isn't finished, I've got my feet on the way out/in...