Not one...
Not two...
but three times.
I. Was. Wrong.
The date was February 6th. My phone rang with the mysterious number for a third time. Since school was ending, I decided to pick it up. A pleasant voice on the other end of the line indicated they were with National Geographic. <Insert me with a DROPPED jaw>
Say What?!?!
Honestly, I don't remember much else from the call. I did however learn the following:
1. I had been accepted as a 2018 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. *Still in shock*
2. I'd be traveling to Svalbard (wherever that is...), Greenland, and Iceland.
3. I'd get to search for polar bears!!!
It was crazy hard for me to contain my excitement, but I also had a lot of doubt.
As soon as I got home, I checked in Shionna, a now friend and former Grosvenor Teacher Fellow I met a few months before at the Teachers for Global Classrooms Alumni Conference. *Thank God for connections*
"Is this real?!?!"
I let her know that I had just gotten a phone call. I was unsure because I've never been called to be informed of my acceptance into a program...it has always been e-mailed. I mentioned the names Angela and JT which led my friend to convince me that this was THE. REAL. DEAL.
I'm still in shock and still amazed I've been granted this amazing opportunity. It means everything that my students are just as excited as I am. All year, we've talked about the importance of setting goals and chasing after your dreams.
I'm a believer. Dreams really do come true!
