I was blessed to have been thrown into a completely different world this past September and I have been asking myself these questions all year-long. I was completely unprepared for what was ahead of me this year when I accepted my current position on August 30th, and was terrified! However, I kept reminding myself what I knew – growth occurs when you are pushed to do something out of your comfort zone. Perhaps that is the answer to my above questions. I need to keep encouraging my students to try new things, that sometimes conquering that fear can be empowering.