Friday morning K got an e-mail telling him he was selected for the job in Japan that he had interviewed for a month prior.
There are so many mixed emotions with this news. The first is initially excitement. We've wanted this for so so long. We've been praying for God's hand in K's career choices. We had begun to give up, talking about what our next steps were in life since he wasn't getting any leads in the job market. And then he got an interview.
We'll be gone for 5 years and while that seems like a long time, it also seems like a short time as well. I know how big of an adjustment this is going to be for me, I am aware of the cultural changes that I will be facing. This isn't a decision K and I made lightly before he began applying to jobs. We sat down and had many discussions and prayed together immensely about it all.
This is something we want to do, we're ready to do, and we are excited to do.
Of course, with all of this excitement comes the realities of what I'm leaving behind. We are so close to our families and friends and the thought of not getting to see them so easily hurts. Of course I am sad to leave them.
I have anxiety disorder and I'm moving to another country, my body is on a weird overdrive right now. There is so much happening in my brain and I have had a couple of panic attacks. It's not all bad anxieties, just anxiety period.
It's a weird feeling, being so excited for something, but also weary of the huge amount of changes we are going to be facing.
I still can't really believe it's happening, we are finally getting this opportunity to move to a new country.
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