with the race rapidly coming to an end (less than 25 days!!!!!) im going to have a whole bunch of stories to share. i am SO excited for my arrival home. i’ve been part of a great transformative experience.
the race has been really hard, lonely, and cold sometimes but there were also moments of joy and ultimate freedom. its been the most challenging and rewarding months of my life.
its pretty difficult to sum up nearly a year of someones life. BUT when i reconnect with family, friends, supporters, strangers, and everyone else in between these keywords/phrases can guide our conversations!
life in…colombia -peeling potatoes -maria -rollercoaster bus rides -the (speered) rat we named charles schwab -face painting with refugee children -”cookies” -all squad month -abuela ministry -chicken nugget sickness -the smile project -laundry in the rain life in…ecuador -the class pet -school b-day bash -t.w. anderson school -bed bugs -stray dogs following us home -swing at the edge of the world -all squad month pt 2 -juan -sharing a twin size bed -mabe & fabi -bleeding sun exposure -rucu pichincha… -dog attack -hector from the orphanage life in…thailand -hitchhiking -that one bus ride… -21 english classes -walking across the border -mango&sticky rice -fangchanupatum -sweetie & jp -coffee shop ministry -buddha fish lake -khao lam -kitchen explosion & flying pineapple -paramore dance parties -yolk our bus driver -flooded bathroom -heads up 7 up -sport day… -the christmas play (in front of 1400 students) -matching vocabulary -karokee christmas party -the cha cha slide at the faculty party -receiving hard feedback & growing so much bc of it life in…cambodia -cow crossing -lemon tea -trauma hospital ministry -book wrapping/ coffee shop ministry -worms -colorado buds -all squad month pt 3 -sweat. so. much. sweat. -flex team -the “circus” -galentines day -rice fields -sam our tuk tuk driver -diy piercings -squad lice check -the night i shaved my head -chinese checkers -painting nails ministry -mom&dad visiting -giant lizards -green tea fields -the drop pile life in…albania -donald trump the goat -tree chopping -pregnant pigs -castles -layers & layers & layers of clothing -never-ending pig/goat poop -home for the pups -the poop mound -nana dusha & frrok -bar kafe & restorant (albanian spelling) -gardening -coffee splatter -easter break in bari, italy -suflachi -roma prayer ministry -worship in the square -coffee shop ministry -the chicago team -dog ministry -my 20th birthday, passed out flowers -bat poop cave -flower ministry -kruja -elvis and the boys -cooking duty -tunde our hungarian roommate -tirana rock these are a collection of some of my most random and favorite memories from these past 9 months. i will also be writing a blog on all the lessons i have learned during these memorable months. love u guys. see you oh so soon.
