Tonelli's Travels

This winter was full of weekend hikes with friends and weekday runs down the slopes. I was fortunate to ski almost every week starting in January, enjoying the fresh air and glittery snow. Getting outside was my saving grace this winter. Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine provided lots of activity and fun with my family.

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The new year has brought vaccines (yay!) and new plans for travel. So I am on the road again, traveling south and west this time, for one more cross country adventure before returning to the classroom in August. It has also brought lots of reflection, which has led me to a new classroom experience. This fall, I will be a Vermont resident and teaching at Morristown Elementary School! In the last two weeks I have earned a new job, moved out of my apartment, and hit the road. For someone who doesn’t love change, I have certainly embraced a lot of it recently! I am leaning into the discomfort.

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Each decision and change has been challenging, well thought out, and discussed. While exciting, each change also means a loss. So while I am looking forward to what the future holds, part of me is also grieving the losses, like leaving my work family at Memorial School. Medway will always be an important chapter in my life and I am confident many of those relationships will endure. There will always be an open invitation to visit me in Vermont.

To keep myself busy, and not dwell too much on all the change, I am traveling again. There is so much to see and learn. My travels this time will take me towards Texas, with Big Bend National Park as my first major destination. Along the way I plan to visit family and enjoy the warmer temperatures (sorry New Englanders!). I hope you enjoy following along again – I’ll enjoy the company on my solo trip.