“Not everything that is faced can be changed,
but nothing can be changed until it’s faced.”

Though James Baldwin was probably referring to the civil rights movement when he said this, I find it applicable to my current situation. I can’t change my health if I don’t face it and I think the best way to do that is to stick around the States a little longer yet. How much longer, I’m not sure. Tomorrow morning I’ll start taking thyroid medication and four weeks from now I’m supposed to have lab work done to check my levels and then adjust the medication accordingly. It is such a relief to finally know the cause of my lethargy that I already feel better, even though I haven’t started taking the medication!

As for my job in France, Meg Merwin, the woman who is in charge of the U.S. side of the assistantship program, said she would ask my school district to save my position for me. If they’re not willing to do that, I would be able to take the spot of one of the English language assistants who will drop out during the coming months. Meg said she always dreads October because it is a month wrought with tragedies... or at least some really tragic stories! Regardless, I could end up anywhere in France or maybe in Martinique sipping a tropical drink in the sun in which case, it was nice knowing y’all. Do come visit. Truth be told, Brittany was my first choice because I fell in love with that part of France four years ago, but I’ll do my best to bloom wherever I’m planted...