Gawd!
All this banging on about how ace I am. It’s getting hard to handle.
I
initially thought of writing about getting first class honours and being
accepted in to the PhD program at Deakin. This was a big achievement for me,
and something that I was proud of, but it’s probably not my biggest
accomplishment.
Then I
thought about Nic and what I see as the very successful, happy & supportive
relationship we have cultivated but the term ‘accomplishment’ indicates to me
something that is finished and, of course, all relationships are a work in
progress. Besides, how sappy would that be as a blog post?
So,
really, when I think about the thing I’m most proud of accomplishing I think
about sitting next to an ex-student of mine, Vanessa, at her house that was
bubbling with family and friends celebrating the naming day of her youngest
son. She made a point of thanking me for my role in her life as an English
teacher and a friend; as someone who supported her through some tough times at
the same time as helping her to improve her grammar. She said that I made a
difference to her and that is something that I’m very proud of. That’s my
biggest accomplishment.
