"Doubting Thomas"
Nickel Creek
(i'm starting to cite the lyrical reference i use as my subject)
too long since my last expression.
i was sick for like 5 days this last week/end. it was awful. didn't work, didn't hang out with people. so basically i'm very lacking in the social contact arena. i feel like i've missed a lot. in this time, i've decided to learn to knit, and have felt deeply like writing in my journal again. i haven't done it in so long, and i forget how easy it is for me to process my life when i'm writing it down. i feel like i haven't really processed life as well as i have in the past. so i'm starting that up again soon. yay me.
i need to go shopping for wintery clothes, because i'm getting cold. but that will be very difficult to do, because i also have to pay for my passport and immunizations for kenya this month. boo for not having health insurance.
but exciting part: i have flight reservations for kenya now!!! its almost official! i'm so beyond excited its difficult to put into words. i have a layover in amsterdam too. how amazing is that?? i have all morning there too, so i'm hoping there will be a bit of time to go out in the city for something. frick. amazing.
side note. i've been working in the girls chemical dependency cottage, and i'm absolutely loving it. i love it even more than working with the little kids. which is not what i expected. if i were to move to a full time position, i think i would want it to be with this program. i am trying to be aware of this new development, and trying not to lose sight of my vision. i don't want to forget that my goal is to go to africa and work with the children there. but then again, what if i'm supposed to do something with chemical dependency for a while, because i know i'm not meant to be in africa right now. that's something that's going to happen down the line in the future. so...i'm curious about the new possibilities that are opening up from this.
thanksgiving is this week. i'm not going home. this is my first major holiday away from home. its going to be weird, but i'm proud of myself for having a life up here and people to spend the holiday with. its kind of exciting to be building a life for myself up here.
i guess that's all. i have more to say, but its all in random sporadic thoughts rather than cohesive ideas.
love
