In less than a month, I will be in Monterrey, Mexico, to start my new school year as an international school teacher. A big change from inner-city public schools.

In just over a week, I will be packing up my car and heading south (and west) to take a road trip down to Texas to meet with the other teachers who are driving. The school is about two hours over the border, so it's incredibly convenient. And god knows I do not know how I'd manage to bring everything I need if I was flying and just had a few suitcases. Anyway, what's really cool is that the superintendent is driving up to meet those of us who are driving, just to ensure that we all make it through customs/immigration okay, get our cars registered, and get down the toll road to Monterrey. Well, Santa Catarina, as the school is in a suburb.

I have a lot to do in the next week to make sure I have everything I need. Packing, an actual New Hampshire driver's license (not just this photo-copied temporary stupid thing), Mexican car insurance, studying my Spanish (yo hablo un poco Español), finalizing my road trip route and dates, etc etc etc. Still, despite all the craziness, I am SO excited for this new journey. It's going to be amazing.