The adventure begins…

I would like to begin this post with a quote.  Unfortunately, I am too lazy to look up a quote.  So, I will quote a stanza from one of my favorite poems by W.B. Yeats.

All perform their tragic play,
There struts Hamlet, there is Lear,
That’s Ophelia, that Cordelia;
Yet they, should the last scene be there,
The great stage curtain about to drop,
If worthy their prominent part in the play,
Do not break up their lines to weep.
They know that Hamlet and Lear are gay;
Gaiety transfiguring all that dread.
All men have aimed at, found and lost;
Black out; Heaven blazing into the head:
Tragedy wrought to its uttermost.
Though Hamlet rambles and Lear rages,
And all the drop-scenes drop at once
Upon a hundred thousand stages,
It cannot grow by an inch or an ounce.

I know this sounds rather depressing, but it seemed strangely appropriate.  I am teetering right now and my nerves are ringing so loudly I believe I can feel my ear drums begin to bleed.  Yeats he is a fun one, but lets get more to the point.  I am about to step into a new country, begin a new life, and I must say I have absolutely know idea what to expect.  I have been out of the country before.  This, however, feels different.  I am teaching, I am working, and I am not a student.  My excitement is definitely there, but my worries are also great.  I would love some reassurance, but since this is my first post I am fully aware that this will get lost in the grey duldrums of internet chatter.