Who's idea was this?

This has been a dream of mine for a very long time. It's fascinating to me how other cultures live, and I'm always interested to see what elementary schools look like when I'm traveling. I've peeked in the windows and marveled at children's artwork on the walls in France and New Zealand. I've been known to drag my son and his friends up to an historic one-room school house in the California Gold Rush country just to see the outhouses in the play yard with the different leveled "seats."

The timing is right both professionally and personally. My school here is very positive and supportive. I know I'm giving my exchange partner a great place to come to every day. She will be welcomed with open arms both by the staff and by the families. My older children are in college and working, so they are very busy for the next year. Our youngest will be a sophomore in high school, so he can work his course schedule such that he meets requirements he'll need for graduation and beyond.

My husband is more excited than any of us! He has been supportive since the idea began percolating a few years ago, and now that the deal is sealed, he's all but packed to go!