“At every stage bear Ithaca in mind.
The arrival there is your appointed lot.
But hurry not the voyage in the least:
’twere better if you travelled many years
and reached your island home in your old age,
being rich in riches gathered on the way,
and not expecting more from Ithaca.”

My “ODYSSEY” through the oceans of the Saint John’s University’s doctoral program has been a bit  difficult at times, but I have made it. I have struggled at times as Odysseus had done through his journey. There have many times that I thought the journey was to difficulty but my colleagues like Odysseus’s sailors helped my make it through the rough waters. I will soon be reaching the end of my journey where I will enter the ranks of a many other accomplished educators and leaders. I am ready and willing to take on this new role. On my journey over the last three years, I have made many new friends and have obtained an education that is invaluable to me. Alexander the Great once said “I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teachers for living well.” I can never repay what the professors here at Saint John’s University have given me. I will use these tools everyday in aiding my fellow teachers in becoming better educators and assisting my students in achieving academic excellence. I will soon be reaching the shore but my journey will not end there. I shall never stop learning for that is an educator’s greatest tool.

*All course descriptions were taken from the Saint John’s University bulletin.
*All course resources were collected from the instructor teaching the class.