On Friday, July 1, I felt one major step closer to actually arriving in Zambia: I moved out of my house and turned the keys over to the renters. The last few months have been a whirlwind with so many things to do (as outlined in the previous post). Now, I'm not talking a to do list like "buy shampoo for Zambia," but rather major life events like "finish thesis," "put old dog to sleep," and "move out of my house and find renters to live in it."
Needless to say, the last few months have been a blur of trying to cram in as much fun with my friends as possible before departing Portland and, conversely, trying to ready myself for the upcoming move to Zambia, all while teaching 5th grade full-time. I accomplished some things better than others and this post is dedicated to my friends and family who helped me get some major shit done so that I can begin the next adventure.
The house/packing was such a major undertaking that I avoided it like the plague. In fact, I avoided it almost as much as I've been avoiding my thesis/action research writing. It wasn't until I had actual real renters who actually really wanted to move in on July 1st that I realized this was actually really happening. Good thing I have amazing family support; Mom and Pop Cline came down to help pack/clean/ready the house for renters and my awesome Auntie and Unc Cline-Turner also came down to help for a few days. From cleaning to packing to hauling loads of crap all over Portland for my friends to store, there's no way I would have been able to get it all done.
Regardless, the things I want to keep are scattered around Portland in the basments and living rooms of many of my close friends and I was able to sell a lot of my things (from my couch to my car to my dishes) on Craigslist. It was amazingly cathartic to get rid of so much stuff! I felt as if I was purging years of junk and bad memories (Springwater, He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, etc.) from my life. I hope I see some of it again, but if not, it was nice knowing you!
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