Transitions (Heading towards Norway and the end of YALP)

As the title suggests, I am heading to Norway to present the 'Living Archives Project', to Europe and Middle East Section (Quaker organisation). I am quietly super excited. I will explain in more detail when I write the 'Norwegian blog'.

In July, the Young Adult Leadership Programme will draw to a close with the last residential in Woodbroke. I am again super excited in a quiet sort of way. I am no closer to deciding what my project will be, the spirit hasn't moved me towards anything as yet. That is ok; I can wait.

My mentor told me that the course attracts people in transition on a subconscious level. I imagine people change from young adult hood to adult hood, from one career to the next career.

As for my transition, I still feel very much in the throws of whatever may come next after I left teaching behind for a while. I moved from the city, and suffered heart break, all huge life changing moments. I feel I have come of age in terms of mental and physical maturity some time ago, I am now just fine tuning what I have, or changing from one state of adulthood to another.

Perhaps it is too soon to know what it all means....yet...


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