Happy Memorial Day, U.S.A! This is the view from mi cuarto esta noche. Today, Argentina celebrated May 25th—kinda like July 4th, but in honor of the revolution, not the country's independence. Independence Day is next month :) In honor of the holiday, I chilled. No classes, no meetings, nothing. I read some emails & checked Facebook. I had forgotten it was Memorial Day until a friend texted me about it. Then I remembered again when I saw the FB st...

Hola a todos :) I FEEL AMAZING. I hope to discuss my flights in a later post, so I won't say much about them here. I'm here at my new home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I love it already. My parents are so loving and patient. My goal this week is to learn to allow myself the same grace they give me. We've managed to have numerous conversations already and My Spanish vocabulary grows from each one. My home-mother knows a bit of English, so we're doing well. They k...

This is so surreal. As I prepare to depart, my heart is full. I'm not sure what it is about traveling, but it gets me pumped every time. This is my first international journey. Add to that the fact that this is also my first mission trip and I'm sure I don't have to tell you I'm excited. This is going to an amazing trip. Thank you Lord for safe travels! I'll see you all in Miami ^__^