So as we were riding back from church and Julie treating us to a pizza today- in a 3 person rickshaw with 4 people slammed in the back cracking up and having the best time ever listening to our new friend Samuel say "This is sooo nice.. best ride EVER" and Tye,Trey, and I picking on him and laughing.. this thought came to me – I didn't sign up for this,,,
Things i signed up for-
-being uncomfortable
-sleeping in tents and on the floor
-eating disgusting food that i didnt like but swallowing just to be polite
-using squatty potties and being completely grossed out
-taking cold bucket showers very rarely
-Living out of a backpack wearing dirty nasty clothes and smelling like sweat
-Not being able to communicate with the people we meet- and learning to get along
-Being so different with the people around the world that it would be hard to connect
-Weird smells and bad hygene!
-Hand washing all my clothes- when they get washed!
What i got instead
– Mostly having a bed and when i don't the sleeping pad is way comfy.. and air conditioner is not needed as much as we think it is.. cool evenings and a fan is actually the way to go!
-The food everywhere keeps getting better and better.. I have loved every single thing!! Its hard to not go back up for seconds and thirds sometimes!
-I'm starting to prefer squatties.. so much better! and cleaner..
-bucket showers– only the first dunk is cold.. after that it feels good.. and after a hot day and sweating its so nice and cool
– The fashion in asia and around the world is SO BEAUTIFUL! especially here in India.. the kutras and flowy baggy pants and sarees. I want to fly back just to go shopping!
– Funny how everywhere we have been everyone speaks English. It is the universal language and everyone communicates very easily.
-There is still weird smells.. but I'm starting to get used to that..
-This is my first month hand washing my clothes but i feel like they get way more clean that when a machine washes them AND its so fullfilling to do it by hand and know that you put so much work into it! I prefer it now!
– Final thing that i really didn't sign up for!
Leaving with a broken heart 
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The men and women here in India and around the world that i have met that love the Lord and are working and spending their lives serving God are truly amazing. I have fallen in love with these people.
The beginging of the month i was talking to the girls on my team and I made the statement that it is always so weird and awkward the first week with our new contacts trying to get to know each other and then we always become so close by the end of the month. This month i'm going to jump right into it- no awkward first week trying to become friends.. I want to start it off right… And I stuck to it. Starting off immediately hugging the girls- Thelma at the train station and then Jojou our main contact.. pretending like we'd been friends forever.
And this is what happened…
This month i have made best friends..soul friends. This month i got emotionally involved. This month i am leaving a big part of my heart with these people. This month I have made friends for life.. and i WILL be holding fundraisers next year to have them come to the states to visit. (so feel free to let meknow if you feel like sponsoring any of them ha) They are on fire for God and are giving their lives to Him. I am so sad to be leaving this place this week.
This month was entirely too short.
I didn't sign up to make family and friends so quickly to have to turn around and say goodbye not knowing if I would ever see them again…
