I have decided that the upcoming academic year will be my last. I have been a school administrator since 1991, both in the US and in Asia. I love my work, but I am tired. As a breast cancer survivor two years out of treatment, and two years from turning 65, I feel a sense of urgency to shake it up and do a hodge podge of interesting things...just in case. On my list....apply to and work at Stanford University's pre-collegiate summer program, leaving the rest of my year open for travel. Spend three months annually at an elephant rescue center in Thailand (where I am headed next week for two weeks). Apply to work in national park resorts as a manager, whale watch naturalist out of Juneau, AK, gift shop empoyee, and more. Have time to volunteer more with my golden retriever rescue group. Finally, do remote work with a wonderful student volunteer travel company with whom I have traveled the world with the last 20 years. I know I will need to bridge health insurance for a year out of pocket. I don;t think I will be bored! Is anyone else planning to retire a bit early? What exciting things are you doing, planning to do?