“Tops” (1 is
best of the best)
11 Top MOMENTS:
1. Making the old blind woman laugh in Moldova
2. Translating “ready to work” into “giraffe” in Haiti
3. Teaching the little children in Mozambique about their belly and belly buttons!
4. Brittany spears dance party in rickshaw with Krisitn and Jenna in Ongole, India
5. Thinking I’d found my God-send job at sparkling Turtle, Nepal
6. Pretending to be seals to lure the sharks while diving in Cape Town
7. Observing the children in Swaziland introduce themselves and say their prayers
8. Worship in Mozambique
9. Being told that I was so valuable Vivian was going to steal my passport to keep me from leaving
10. Watching “hip hop” dancing at Nepalese college talent show (and seeing a girl Hip Hop with a bunny rabbit on her sweater)
11. Listening to a conversation trying to explain that Manna means “what is it” in Nepal
10 Top FOODS:
1. Fresh feta cheese from farmers’ market in Rusanesti, Romania
2. Cold tangerines in Mozambique
3. Szeshwan shrimp in Beijing
4. Starbucks Espresso Frappichino in dubai
5. Caramel pretzel brownie from Lianna
6. Egg and cheese turnovers in Moldova
7. Dark chocolate breadsticks in Swaziland
8. Peking Duck “buritto” in Beijing
9. Fresh bread in Haiti
10. Street bread in India
9 Top SIGHTSEEING:
1. Peles Castle Brasov, Romania
2. Brasov
3. Cape Town waterfront
4. San Rafiel beach, Dominican Republic
5. Xia Xia, Mozambique
6. Great Wall of China
7. Summer Palace, Beijing
8. Odessa love locks bridges
9. African safari, Swaziland
8 TOP BUCKET LIST ACTIVITIES:
1. Shark diving in SA with my TEAM REAL
2. Bungee jumping in Romania
3. Scuba diving in the South China Sea
4. Seeing the Himalayan mountain peaks, Nepal
5. Trying to surf at Jacmel Beach, Haiti
6. Visiting Europe’s Second Largest and Most Beautiful Palace
7. Watching others experience eating Balou in the Philippines
8. Living and ministering in a pretend country
7 TOP TRAVEL:
1. Stopping in/ on two countries on my birthday (Dubai, UAE & Mumbai, India)
2. Packing 16 people into a small Indian rickshaw
3. Bribing the Border Crossing agent from Transnestrea into Ukraine (and seeing that she was wearing a pink scrunchie in her hair!)
4. Late night VISA office photos in Mozambique that turned into a goofy photo shoot
5. Surviving a 36 hour train ride in China
6. Getting a polaroid with Steward on Turkish Airlines transatlantic flight
7. Realizing morning of our flight that Haiti reinstated Daylight Savings for the first time in year
6 TOP COFFEES:
1. Espresso macchiato in pedestrian street café, Brasov, Romania
2. Percolator coffee, Dominican Republic
3. Starbucks Espresso Frappuccino on my birthday, Dubai
4. Black espresso on early morning travel day, Johannesburg, South Africa
5. McDonald’s coffee after three months without, Hyderabad, India
6. Extra Hot Vanilla Latte from Mug & Bean during dreary wet winter, Cape Town, South Africa
5 TOP MINISTRIES:
1. Snack time at Kids Area, Mozambique
2. Pouring concrete in Haiti
3. Women’s Bible Study, Mozambique
4. Teaching teachers new curriculum at Swazi care-points
5. Painting the playground and doing yard work, Transnestrea
4 TOP CITIES:
1. Brasov, Romania
2. Cape Town, South Africa
3. Beijing, China
4. Kathmandu, Nepal
3 TOP FREE TABLE FINDS:
1. Extra-large comfy black sweatpants
2. “Green is the new Black” recycle t-shirt
3. Stretchy jeggings
2 TOP EXPOSURE STUDENTS:
1. Makayla Pearson
2. Kristin Erdmand
1 TOP ENCOURAGER
1. Mary Dillon: Consistent blog reader and avid commenter whose words will forever guide me
