there are a lot of days that i sit here wondering if this is really happening...am i really here? then i look around me and realize that yes, its true, i am here.
several years ago i'd dreamed of going to another country and studying...i wanted to experience another world like the exchange students we had in our home had been able to do...but for whatever reason it never happened. now here i am writing this blog in argentina thousands of miles from home, studying spanish, experiencing new things almost every day, and my heart beats faster as i realize that God has totally made a dream come true for me.
in a few weeks i will leave the campus of ccmt and move into a small two bedroom house with an argentine family. it'll be cozy, probably sometimes difficult, but one i am really looking forward to. the family doesn't speak english...i think the son does a little, but the rest of the family does not (perfect for my immersion experience) i am hoping this will really push my spanish learning process. they told me they enjoy going to soccer games often, they want to take me to see different parts of argentina, they want to teach me to cook and enjoy the foods of argentina...and they want to help me be a part of their family while i'm here! i feel so incredibly blessed!
now don't think that i'm totally brave and ready for this...i am still very nervous. but, unlike the other times i have gone overseas, i feel a lot more confident and prepared for this new challenge - i know i can do it through Christ who gives me strength!
thank you Lord for this new opportunity to grow and be changed!
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