By JohnPaul
Greetings everyone and welcome to Schutz Happens. As appropriate or inappropriate as the name may sound, I feel that it is a fitting title to place upon our new life... and blog. I have to admit that I have always wanted to start a blog and no matter how many times I actually started one I always came to the conclusion that I didn’t have anything interesting to talk about. Now, on the eve of what will be my last day on my job with the Cobb County Cultural Affairs Division, I realize, looking back, that I actually had a fair amount of interesting things going on… that I could have shared. Thankfully for those parties involved in my “grooming” for the last seven years I hadn’t discovered the bliss of aimless meanderings presented in blog form until now. So, yes, for some of you this post is a “hello”, but for many of you, it is a heartfelt “goodbye” and this blog is a way to stay in touch with the travels of the Schutz Family. To those involved with the before mentioned “grooming” (you know who you are), I tip my hat to you and I will mention that it is all your fault that I am leaving (just kidding)… you shouldn’t have done such a fine job. Seriously, I owe this next and wonderful chapter of my family’s life to the faith and freedom you have given me in both my professional and personal life.
And to those I leave behind at the Mable House and The Theatre Project, although I may be taking my final bow, I am profoundly changed by having the chance to work so closely with all of you and I look forward to hearing updates often.
This night is rather surreal. I have (I can use the present tense because it’s not over yet) a great job working for the county that I have been the resident of for my entire life… and now I am leaving. It is a little strange. Especially when you think that just three weeks ago I found out that I had been accepted into the US Foreign Service. Even more shocking is the fact that I was only given four weeks to pack up my entire life and leave for good. Tomorrow marks my last day with
All I know is that my name is JohnPaul Schutz and I am an Office Management Specialst for the US Foreign Service… and I should find out where I am going in about four weeks. And then three weeks later I will be on the first plane headed in that direction… theoretically.
Thankfully I am not taking this journey alone. I will be trudging into this new life hand in hand with my returned Peace Corp volunteer wife, Serena, my two and a half year old amateur gymnast son, Grayson, and my “Oh My God, I should have stayed in
Anyway, I have been hogging the spotlight for a while… which I am know to do. I studied theatre for the love of God, it is bound to happen from time to time. But, in this blog you will hear from the whole family… primarily me and Serena… but you might heear from Gray and Anita as well… depending on how well their computer skills improve on our travels.
Our purpose is to keep our friends and families informed. And share our experience with others who might be interested in serving their country as a Specialist in the US Foreign Service.
Take care everyone!
-JP
