mon rêve

roommate: amandine. what's your goal?
me: i want to be a teacher.
i want to be a dreamer.
i want to always be making crafty crafts.
i want people to feel good about themselves, tell them they can do anything, tell them they are special.
i want to make people smile.
i want to love life.
i want to be happy.
i want to live a constant adventure.
i want to live a culturally enriching life.
also, i want to go to africa. i have already come up with the perfect plan. océane studied public health, and i elementary education. thus we shall go there together and be amazing. i've always wanted to go there, and this video was the thing that finally did it for me. i'm going.

this last week a boy at my brother's junior high committed suicide. he was 15 years old. it's the second student this month. due to bullying. 

such a tragic story, it made me super sad and i realized that i want to do more than simply be a classroom teacher. i want to be an example. someone they can look up to or turn to. i want students to be happy and feel of worth. i want them to chase their dreams. i want them to feel loved. 

i want them to live like this: 

maybe i'll become a foster mom. because it would be amazing, and the thought scares me.

Mary Oliver once said "tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life"
i've decided to start a project in which i will collect responses to this question.
i want to know what motivates people.
what they want to become.
the impact they want to have in this life.
in 50 words or less.
i shall start tomorrow.

please leave your response in a comment if you read this blog.
or email me if it's too personal: amandinegc@gmail.com
names won't be shared, i promise:)

 these are now hanging in our kitchen. 

personally, i prefer the second picture

oh, and

OCÉANE COMES HOME TOMORROW!!!