Merry Christmas! Rather than saying I hope you all have a great day, or are blessed, or whatever, I'm going to say this: I hope you reflect on what Christmas is. I also hope that you love and feel loved.
That aside, I'm anxious. I leave tomorrow, and I am not ready. Neither am I stressed. I'm not sure what to feel. I'm going to miss home. Its been a wonderful fall that has gone all too fast, but it's time. Please pray for me. I'll talk to you on the other side (of the world).
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Good
morning. So this is where my adventures begin. I guess.
I'm actually sitting in a dead coffee shop at the moment on White Rock beach, and it is pouring rain. I will be here another 8 hours, until my shift ends. It is my last.
Quite the prelude to an adventure huh? It will have to do.
In 3 days I will be leaving (with Bux) for 8 months of something else. 8 months of not here. 8 months of unfamiliarity. I cannot wait. I have grown tired of comfort at the moment.
Before I continue with details of this "trip", let me explain the title, "Thoughts Unrelated". The first reason I chose the title is because, "Unrelated Thoughts" was already taken ( however it is an interesting blog of a 35 yeah old Japanese man, and I spent a good amount of time sifting through it. Interesting points of view that I often don't agree with. but interesting nonetheless). So maybe it's better that I explain why I wanted "Unrelated Thoughts". Actually theres nothing really profound here, it's simply that my thoughts are well...erratic. I have weird trains of thought. You may find this to be very true in my writing, but you will find it often in my speech. So don't be surprised to find me trailing off on tangents and the like. If you find me doing so, feel free to ignore my blog. It might be painful.
Anyways back to the trip. It begins on december 26th, boxing day. I hop on a flight to England, and head promptly to Southampton, where I will most likely live and work for the next few months. After a short stop in Ireland for a large mans (with a heart to match) birthday, and a few months work, it will be time to depart for India. India will most likely be the most challenging part of the trip. We will be in Calcutta, to serve at Mother Teresa's house of the dying for 45 days. My stomach sinks and has butterflies at the thought of it.
The rest of our trip will consist of a mixture of Southeast Asia and Europe, Including a stay in Romania. We will be in Romania shortly after the MW people have left, and will have the opportunity to serve there as well.
So right now is that in between moment. I'm not quite there, but I'm so close I can taste it. However, theres still Christmas, some family time, packing time, and 7 and half hours left on this shift.
I'm actually sitting in a dead coffee shop at the moment on White Rock beach, and it is pouring rain. I will be here another 8 hours, until my shift ends. It is my last.
Quite the prelude to an adventure huh? It will have to do.
In 3 days I will be leaving (with Bux) for 8 months of something else. 8 months of not here. 8 months of unfamiliarity. I cannot wait. I have grown tired of comfort at the moment.
Before I continue with details of this "trip", let me explain the title, "Thoughts Unrelated". The first reason I chose the title is because, "Unrelated Thoughts" was already taken ( however it is an interesting blog of a 35 yeah old Japanese man, and I spent a good amount of time sifting through it. Interesting points of view that I often don't agree with. but interesting nonetheless). So maybe it's better that I explain why I wanted "Unrelated Thoughts". Actually theres nothing really profound here, it's simply that my thoughts are well...erratic. I have weird trains of thought. You may find this to be very true in my writing, but you will find it often in my speech. So don't be surprised to find me trailing off on tangents and the like. If you find me doing so, feel free to ignore my blog. It might be painful.
Anyways back to the trip. It begins on december 26th, boxing day. I hop on a flight to England, and head promptly to Southampton, where I will most likely live and work for the next few months. After a short stop in Ireland for a large mans (with a heart to match) birthday, and a few months work, it will be time to depart for India. India will most likely be the most challenging part of the trip. We will be in Calcutta, to serve at Mother Teresa's house of the dying for 45 days. My stomach sinks and has butterflies at the thought of it.
The rest of our trip will consist of a mixture of Southeast Asia and Europe, Including a stay in Romania. We will be in Romania shortly after the MW people have left, and will have the opportunity to serve there as well.
So right now is that in between moment. I'm not quite there, but I'm so close I can taste it. However, theres still Christmas, some family time, packing time, and 7 and half hours left on this shift.
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