"ch ch ch ch changes"

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."  ~Victor Frankl 

Greetings everyone!

I hope this quote has got you thinking, perhaps about the most recent change you've seen in yourself or even a change in your situation: family, friends, significant other, work, location, recent news, an important decision, or maybe it was that David Bowie song from the early 70's...etc..  Now I challenge you to think about how it will affect you now, in ten days, ten weeks, ten months and ten years.  Or if you're thinking about something from a long time ago, contemplate how it affected you in that moment, ten days after, ten weeks, ten months, ten years and finally how it affects you today.

The reason I bring this all up is because my most recent situational change happened this past Thursday when I moved in to a new flat with a friend.  The reason I decided to leave my previous flat was because my roommate's wine production class had finished and he moved back to Murcia capital to live with his girlfriend and I quickly realized that it wouldn't be economically optimal to live there alone, especially on my salary.  So i packed up my things and headed out for a new adventure living with a very social friend in the center of Jumilla. 

I know this will evoke changes in me which is why I'm so excited about the change.  I've come to appreciate change more and more as I add more years to my saga.  It could be because I simply like variety or maybe it's because I enjoy challenging myself and other people, of course; or maybe it's because I know all situational changes bring out changes in ourselves...or maybe I think too much sometimes.

One more thing.  I've decided to renew the grant to teach again next year and I had an incredibly difficult time deciding if I'd like to stay here in Jumilla for another year or move to another one of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities.  I finally decided I'd like to lace up the boots and move westward to the Region of Andalucía.  I was able to choose the region but not the city, so like many others I am anxiously awaiting to find out where I will be teaching for the upcoming schoolyear!

Let's see what tomorrow has in store for us!