In 11 months I have… (w/ pics)

It was a
year ago today that I was driving back with Lauren Ricks from training camp,
trying to wrap my mind about what the heck had happened over the last week. In
13 days, I’ll be trying to wrap my mind around what the heck happened over the
last 11 months.

Over
the last 11 months I have:

Been to 15 different countries,

Spent over
500 hours on some type of public transportation,

Slept in 29
different beds, not including transportation, random boarder controls, park benches,
hammocks, or the random floors,

Eaten things
that I can barely pronounce,

Played with
children in 11 different countries (not knowing any of the language, but picked
up sign very well),

Loved on
prostitutes,

Visited
hospitals, care points, schools, and orphanages,

Mastered cutting the grass by the use of a machete, 

Held a week
long VBS for 100+,

Celebrated
my Labor day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day,
St. Patrick’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day all in
different countries,

Dug trenches
in the middle of winter (shout out to the DDU),

Had feedback
in the middle of a park, outside a cathedral, in a lunchroom, and other random
places,

Held worship nights in a bar,

Moved things
15 times only to put them right back where they originally started,

Become
accustomed to when someone saying be ready at 9am it means be ready at 9am but
we’re not going to show up 11am or when you are about to pull you’re hair out…
whichever comes first,

Wanted to go
home on multiple occasions (not as a real option but still),

Drank over
150 cokes,

Gotten used
to driving on the left side… which might be a problem,

Skyped into
my sister’s graduation across the world,

and… Put on a 3
day/ 3 night camp for 106 children.