TRAVEL DAYS! It consisted of a lot of go go go to say the least.
Postrerville , Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Miami, Florida, USA
New York, New York, USA
Istanbul, Turkey
Tirana, Albania
Vlore, Albania
70 nautical miles from Italy, and 9 hours from Athens, Greece…..this lovely little city called Vlore is our home this month. The air is crisp, the streets smell of espresso and cigars, and well…..I may be in love.
Just 20 years ago Albania was closed to all visitors, especially christians. They thought of Americans as enemies; and although they may not exactly call us friends now, they are for the most part friendly and very interested in our culture. Talk about the harvest being ripe.
You could say I am having my first real college experience here in Eastern Europe.
Team Lionheart is staying in the girls dorm at the 2nd largest University in the city, and working alongside Campus Crusade.
Our goal is to build relationships with the girls, share Christ with them, maybe take them out to coffee, hook them up with the church, etc. Along with this we have a few American Culture nights planned, which are just what they sound like….a chance to share our culture and continue to build relationships. We’ll be teaching the students dances like the Cupid Shuffle, the Cha Cha Slide and the YMCA. I’m pretty excited about this month and the things that the LORD could do.
Fun Facts
- The airport lost my luggage on the way here to Albania and I have been wearing the same clothes for the past 5 days
- Although we are no longer in South America I still find my self attempting to use spanish to compensate for not knowing the language. Hah….good luck Olivia.
- Airplane bathrooms are GOLD after spending a couple months with only bus bathrooms.
- Bowel movements really are talked about everyday here on the WR.
- If you want to fit in, in Albania, be sure to wear socks with your sandals.
- It is impossible to walk anywhere in Albania with out getting stared at, hollered at, whistled at, and on occasion, proposed too.
- We have great showers here (great water pressure, scorching hot), but the toilets….weeeellllll. They speak for themselves.
- ‘Jo’ means no, and ‘Po’ means yes
- A bunch of americans doing the cupid shuffle in the middle of a Albanian University is a great way to draw a crowd.
- Although I may love Albania, it doesn’t seem to have the same feelings for me. I have my first sinus infection, and lice.
