JOBS

Niki, my wife, is a registered nurse.  When we met she was in nursing school and worked at a casino in Tunica, Mississippi, almost full-time to pay tuition.  I like to think I played a part in helping her get through school because she had some tough times along the way.  In truth, her persistence pushed her through.  She has drive and passion.  She is a natural caregiver and very gentle.  Nursing is her calling, what she was meant to do in this world, and she does it amazingly well.

After over 15 years she is still a nurse, well respected and hard working.  Whether her goal is to run a marathon or to coordinate a Girl Scout event, she gets the job done.  So how am I lucky enough to have a wife with the same passion for traveling, so much so that she gives up her seniority at work and comfort at home to become a travel nurse over the next year while we ‘roadschool’ the girls and see what the world has to offer?  I count my blessings every day.                      

And then there is my job.  I work at Lausanne Collegiate School, arguably the best school in Memphis, possibly in the South.  For almost ten years I have taught there and in this time they have allowed me to travel all over the world with students and for professional development.  I have grown professionally and academically.  My two daughters, Sofiah and Kaia, come to school with me every day.  They love the school.  They have made friends and are flourishing there.

So you might see how we had a difficult time making a decision about leaving.  Some might say we are crazy to give everything up, but mostly all we have heard are positive comments, at least on the surface.  In truth, we don’t have any idea if we are making the right choice.  It is not as if we have a crystal ball to see the future, not as if we have a stash of cash or an unlimited savings account.  Our sense of adventure pulls us.  The time is ripe…