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What is retirement anyway?

Feb 2017, I retired after teaching for 34 years in Northern Vancouver Island. Teaching is not just a job, a hobby, a career….It is a way of life!

Another consecutive life change was to move from my home town of Port Hardy to North Nanaimo.

I met interesting people at the pool–young mothers, people off having physio, and lots of retired individuals with fascinating stories. I got involved knitting squares for Blankets for Canada. I worked with my husband renovating our house. We traveled to Australia for 6 weeks.

Everything seems idyllic doesn’t it? But…the feelings of “what now?” and the thirst to reconnect with children, colleagues, and make a difference in our world kept resonating in my mind and heart.

Then….A 6 month job posting appeared in my email that “called my name”. The excitement and thirst for adventure and new challenges to make a difference won over. After lengthy discussions with my supportive husband… I applied for, and was offered the job in Nechako Lakes.

I have now experienced a “real” Canadian winter (-40 degrees and snow for over 6 months!), seen moose, experienced snowshoeing and snowmobile racing, and met more amazing welcoming individuals in northern Burns Lake, B.C.

During the 2018-2019 school year I was busy evolving 2 Elementary School Libraries into Learning Commons for 7 1/2 months in Burns Lake and my husband and I also traveled through Asia for 6 weeks.

What happens next? I’ll let you know when it unfolds…