My blog from Houston, Texas. Updated most weeks, usually on Sundays.
In that context, you will appreciate what a strong statement I am making when I say how much I enjoyed the farewell dessert evening that Awty organised for Di and me on Thursday evening. This was a superb event, and we both went home afterwards experiencing the full set of conflicting bittersweet emotions that are seemingly obligatory when farewelling good friends.
As I mentioned in my brief remarks at the farewell, leading a school like Awty is a rare honor that very few educators ever get to experience, and it is been a privilege to serve the school community for the past couple of years. I remain grateful to the people who were on the board three years ago for the confidence they placed in me at that time to invite me to come to Houston as Head of this great school.
Although life in Houston has not always been what we were expecting before we arrived (are schools ever predictable?), we leave with many happy memories, a multitude of new friends, some gain in weight, very few regrets, and lots of optimism for the future.
Farewell from Awty's parents
Saturday, 25 May 2013