Saying Goodbye and hello

Saying goodbye

So my friends and family are all calling or emailing to say goodbye, have fun and work hard. 

I have a large community. My family, Charlie, my husband, my son Brian, daughter Meg, and my Mom and sister, Donna and Mary, and my mother inlaw Judy, have had almost daily updates. It will be hardest to say goodbye to them. They have supported me through my midwifery journey for many years. In the case of my son and daughter, their whole lives have been lived to the mantra, "we can unless I have a birth"

I love them all and will miss seeing them and talking to them everyday. 

I also have my Charquin family, those friends made when my children were in elementary school, and it consists of both an immediate and extended family. At Charquin, we valued alternative education, and different learning styles. Well you can't get much more alternative than midwifery education. So I will think of all of you and the days and days we sorted rocks together as I am learning a new language, new skills, and a new culture. 

I also have my birthing community, it is big, the families I have supported, the Doulas I have worked with and the midwifery community that has welcomed me. I will have some amazing birth stories when I come home. 

saying hello

Today I added a new member to my community, a new student midwife, she is considering going to my school, Midwives College of Utah, and I was able to tell her what I love about it. I also was able to steer her toward finding connections in the birth community. 

In Bali, I already have tow dates to meet up with friends one a friend from an international doula group and the other a grandma of one of the baby's whose birth I attended. I have an email out to another midwife who lives in Bali that I met on line and I hope to get to see her too. 

Community is really important to me. I am glad that the relationships I have grown at home will be with me throughout my journey. 

treesa