So it was a fantastic summer spent with family and dear friends. I couldn't have planned a more jam packed with incredible experiences summer than what I experienced. God was so kind in letting me enjoy lots of laughs and great conversations over good beef, wine, and mexcian food- 3 of the things I missed the most when I was away. I was in the mountains every week for something or another, I got to visit Rob in the OC (Oak Creek) and watch him build his house,
visit my sistas in Fort Collins and go salsa dancing and drink good beer at the New Belguim Brewing Company, and enjoy the old haunts from my college days. I made Thai food for my girlfriends, enjoyed delightful lunches on the back deck with Mom and Dad, and did the sprint trianthelon with Jules, my new sista.
And to finish it all off, I got to guide a RMR Young Life backpacking trip with Rob. What a gift of a summer.
And now I'm back in good ol' Thailand, trying to find my stride in my new neighborhood. I live on the 8th floor and have a beautiful view- I get to see the sunrise every morning and look down on a huge pool with palm and other beautiful trees all around it. I'm super thankful to live where I do, though I must say I miss all the colorful character of the old neighborhood. I found a new beautiful park which is about a 10 minute cab ride away. It is full of beautifully manicured Asian gardens, bridges, and those trees with the cool hangy-down things. Beautiful. I'll be excited to go running there. :)
School preparations seem to be coming together. Students will come a week from Wednesday, and I think I'll have my act together by then. It will be good to get back to routine and to get to what it is God has for me during this time.
For those of you who are praying folk, feel free to pray that God would make the hearts of my students good and hungry as they're preparing to come back to school. Pray that I would walk intimately with God- that I would be falling more in love with him all the time so that I'll be sharing him with the kids from an in-love perspective rather than a dutiful one. Thanks for standing with me in that way!
There isn't much else to report. I hope you all enjoy the interface of this blog more- I like how I can post pictures right next to the text. As soon as I get some pictures of the new neighborhood, I'll be sure to post those. Until then, take care, and thanks for reading!
