3 weeks in and lovely

in 2 days, i will have been gone for 3 weeks. at first i was a little worried about coming to cali early, wondering if i would regret it and want more time in orlando -- nope - being with my sister and aidan and ben and co. (bc he has 84 roomates) was uber refreshing and fun. 

training started july 19 - on a saturday. our typical schedule is this... 730am - 930pm... breakfast, lunch and dinner, sessions on how to teach english, sessions on how to teach better in our region, sessions on how to cope with living overseas, sessions on language and culture, prep time to teach and then teaching each night to native non-english speakers. yes. very full days. very challenging. very long. very mentally focused. but very good.

i am more confident and content with my life than i have been in a long time. the people i'm going with are fun and full of big dreams and a mindset like mine. it's fun to be learning totally new things. it's fun to be challenged again. teaching is a blast and a good outlet to make language creative. 

i have no complaints. the language is ridiculous and hard, but also - fun. i am laughing to the point of tears almost daily.

pray for mental stamina and excitement to continue