Monday, July 9, 2007

One Step Closer

I've officially tendered resigned today. I've known for some time that I would be moving to Paris this fall but it feels that much more of a reality now that I've let the big guy (she's actually a woman) know that I won't be here in September. I wasn't ready to announce my departure for at least a couple more weeks but circumstance forced me to move things up a little bit. One can say that I had somewhat of an ethical dilemma.

While I know in my heart that this is the right move for me as a person I feel that professionally I'm making the wrong decision. At the end of the day though what matters most is my happiness and considering my current situation I have the luxury to be able to do that. I do not want to look back on my life in 10, 15, or 20 years and have any regrets.

5 comments:

Potted Farm said...

I totally understand about the no regrets thing. Mine's not professional (I just graduated from college), but leaving my boyfriend for 9 months is going to really suck. But I know I'll regret it horribly if I don't go and I'll blame him. Live with no regrets, right? Besides, we're getting paid to live in France!! (And teach once in a while too I suppose. lol)

The Franco Fille (francophile) said...

Congratulations! I also feel like moving to Paris doesn't really fit in the whole career plan I had laid out for myself, but that's the beauty of life--it's yours to live and change as you see fit. You'll be in Paris sooner than me, though, so you'll be an expert by the time I move there. ;)

Ksam said...

I often get emails from people asking me about living in France, and I always tell them "Real life will always be waiting for you back home."

In the grand scheme of things, a year is such a short period of time, and this way, you won't spend the rest of your life wondering "What if?".

Potted Farm said...

About your above one (couldn't figure out how to leave a comment there): The Merde books are hilarious, but check out his other one called Talk to the Snail. It's non fiction, but just as funny.

The Un-Ashtangi said...

dw, I fixed the comments on new posts, for some reason I had it set up to not allow comments at all by default.

I flipped through the Talk to the Snail book a few weeks ago while in the book store and I do intend on purchasing that one as well.