Here we go- back to my nerdy blogging =]
Most likely I haven't seen some of you guys reading this in a couple months due to our sporadic short breaks at Messiah, but I'll be home in two weeks and hopefully we can catch up then! This semester really flew by and I cannot believe it has been almost five months since we have been back from Uganda. It's pretty mind boggling really. I never thought I would be galavanting off out of the country again so soon, but as some of you know our athletics department was really blessed by an offer from Sawyer water filters to support four different groups of athletes to four different countries this summer. I have always really wanted to go to South America or central America, so i applied to the panama trip and was picked along with one of my teammates and a bunch of girls from our volleyball team! This past week we have been working on bonding, spraying our cloths down with military grade (100% deet) bug treatment stuff, and learning how to use the water filters we will be delivery and donating to extremely rural areas! I'm so excited to get to play with more adorable little kiddos!!! We're also running gym class in a school near panama city, running after school volleyball and soccer clubs ( or something like that ) and just mingling with the people. I'm super super excited and can't wait to see what oppurtunities await us and see God in the lives of the people there! I'm not sure how much access to internet we'll have, or how much time i'll spend on here, but i'll try to keep you guys updated on what's going on and obviously take some fun pictures =]
Friday, May 11, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Shower thoughts
Never make an important decision without showering or sleeping on it first.
Stay true to you.
Don't strive for what you want, strive for what makes you you-When you get what you want...but not what you need.
Stop wishing it was summer, summers always come, but the time you have today is soon gone.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Safari :D the pics
Hipppoooooooss! they ran around our tens all night long....
to did Pumba the worthog. ew
CHOP CHOP CHOP we could have died Kerwin!
WATER BUFfaLO
My favorate animal! good thing they arnt a pain in the neck <-- pun
THESE birds are amazing! those are rocks with colorful birds
pretty pretty
CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP
WATER BUFfaLO
My favorate animal! good thing they arnt a pain in the neck <-- pun
THESE birds are amazing! those are rocks with colorful birds
pretty pretty
CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP
on the boat part ^
AFRICAN WEDDING
Africa wedding dances
more of them
our African Gomaz dresses for the wedding. HAWT
The dowry to bribe the bride :D
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
joy to the world its december!!
I can't believe it's december! In 15 days exactly I'll be back in vacationland! Time has gone by so fast, but I'm definitely ready to come home....... Mainly for food purposes, but I mean I miss you guys a ton too =]
Last weekend we went on the safari and it was sooooooo cool! We camped at the safari like 'headquarters, site place' and had these super sketchy tents our coordinators gave us.....wellllllllllllllllllll the one I was in was a 3 man tent that MIGHT have fit 3 small children in it.....possibly. there were three of us crammed in there, my head and feet touched both ends, the zipper on the bottom didn't zip so we had to safety pin it shut........wart hogs and large hippos were running around us all night. Needless to say it was an interesting experience. Only 9 of us girls went so it was great to be away from the pesty boys. The first day was the day after thanksgiving and I was still ridiculously sick so it wasn't that great, but still awesome. We drove for 8 hours to get there and then had to drive through the jungles and monkeys, baboons, and other crazy small animals for a few hours. We went to Murchinson falls, a HUGE water fall on the Nile. It was probably the most gorgeous thing I've seen in my life. I'll get the pics on facebook later. word. that day was just driving around and seeing sweet sights, then when we got back to the campsite we just ate and milled around. Day two we woke up at the crack of dawn and took a ferry across the Nile and started the real SAFARI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looked just like a movie, crazy rolling plains full of prancing antelopes and giraffes ( My new FAVORITE animal!), and water buffalos. And like a million other things! sooooooo it went like that for a good hour. We were in a safari van thing with a net bucket on top to sit on and the roof raised up so we could poke our heads out like a jeep or sit on the back. It was pretty much wild. At first it took a while to see hippos and monkeys and giraffes and other stuff but then they just were EVERYWHERE!it was a solid three hours before we saw our first elephant. we couldn't find one ANYWHere and were getting pretty cranky, but then we met another jeep of people and they directed us to some so naturally our driver got super psyched, and 3 of us were in this tiny little basket on the top and he just took off driving at least 50 mph on crazy safari dirt roads! our bodies are covered with bruises from being slammed around, I was pretty sure we were going to die, but we didn't! that was our first elephant, then there were a few more. the afternoon was a boat tour...... I assumed this would be dumb...... BUT It was craaaaaaaaaaazy. Within two minutes we saw thirty elephants, a million and ten hippos, and every other creature under the sun. CROCODILES ARE SO HUGE ON THE NILE. OH. My. WORd.
So yea. go on a safari.
This week has been dapper. I'm starting to heal and on a super strict diet , but feeling wayyyyyyy bettter so thanks for the prayers team!
Yesterday was the last day of november.......... We went to a cultural dance in the city and then got to stay on campus. anddddd becuase it was the last day of NOVEMBEr- at midnight I FINALLy got to shave my legs. hallllllllllllllleluijah. all of us made a pact not to, and last night at midnight it was the biggest celebration ever. We got ice cream and soda's , watched a little lion king and wellllll shaved our little legs. I've never been so proud of myself. 31 days without shaving. I have no idea where I got the strength to last that long!
Today we are finishing up our final papers. I'm praying I find my flash drive, it has a few papers I wrote and on my way to print them it dissapeared. Rrrrr. someday I'll be responsible.
This afternoon a couple friends and I are sneaking off to our coordinators house to make brownies, banana pancakes, and watch walk the line. Perfect day? yes. especially now that our legs are hairy. . .. . I think that fact just makes our lives a million times better.
This weekend is our last weekend home, I rarely stay home on the weekend cause it's usually pretty awkward and I like to run away from those situations sooooooooooo I believe on saturday we are going to the garden. This will be ummmm awful? The last time this happened I had blisters the size of craters in my hands for weeks. Then sunday we are going to my grandmothers? I'm praying its not super awkward. I'm pretty sure they are only taking me so that she can see a white person..............it might be great tho. I just have to keep the expectations low so when its great i'm super happpy=] who knows. we probably won't even make it there. plans here change faster than anything i've seen in my life. Including plans at the pelkey house!
Next week we are planning a christmas white elephant party after the market day........plan- go to market, and find the worst thing you have ever seen. This will be extremely interesting. Thursday we have our farewell banquet where we get to wear great clothes ( IF you look at pics on facebook right now there are a few of me and kelsey in our traditional apparel at a wedding introduction party) They are sooooooooooo ugly. so ugly. But I love them! THennnnnnnnnnnnnnn saturday we leave for a few days of 'debrief'.' then we ball our little eyes out because we don't remember what life is like when we aren't with each other for literally every second of everyday. That part might be miserable, but I sure can't wait to come home. Expect a large fluff-a-nutter, rice krispie square, no bake, brownie party over break! =] ( Mom you're invited=] )
tilllllllllllll then . peace. out. cub.scout.
Last weekend we went on the safari and it was sooooooo cool! We camped at the safari like 'headquarters, site place' and had these super sketchy tents our coordinators gave us.....wellllllllllllllllllll the one I was in was a 3 man tent that MIGHT have fit 3 small children in it.....possibly. there were three of us crammed in there, my head and feet touched both ends, the zipper on the bottom didn't zip so we had to safety pin it shut........wart hogs and large hippos were running around us all night. Needless to say it was an interesting experience. Only 9 of us girls went so it was great to be away from the pesty boys. The first day was the day after thanksgiving and I was still ridiculously sick so it wasn't that great, but still awesome. We drove for 8 hours to get there and then had to drive through the jungles and monkeys, baboons, and other crazy small animals for a few hours. We went to Murchinson falls, a HUGE water fall on the Nile. It was probably the most gorgeous thing I've seen in my life. I'll get the pics on facebook later. word. that day was just driving around and seeing sweet sights, then when we got back to the campsite we just ate and milled around. Day two we woke up at the crack of dawn and took a ferry across the Nile and started the real SAFARI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looked just like a movie, crazy rolling plains full of prancing antelopes and giraffes ( My new FAVORITE animal!), and water buffalos. And like a million other things! sooooooo it went like that for a good hour. We were in a safari van thing with a net bucket on top to sit on and the roof raised up so we could poke our heads out like a jeep or sit on the back. It was pretty much wild. At first it took a while to see hippos and monkeys and giraffes and other stuff but then they just were EVERYWHERE!it was a solid three hours before we saw our first elephant. we couldn't find one ANYWHere and were getting pretty cranky, but then we met another jeep of people and they directed us to some so naturally our driver got super psyched, and 3 of us were in this tiny little basket on the top and he just took off driving at least 50 mph on crazy safari dirt roads! our bodies are covered with bruises from being slammed around, I was pretty sure we were going to die, but we didn't! that was our first elephant, then there were a few more. the afternoon was a boat tour...... I assumed this would be dumb...... BUT It was craaaaaaaaaaazy. Within two minutes we saw thirty elephants, a million and ten hippos, and every other creature under the sun. CROCODILES ARE SO HUGE ON THE NILE. OH. My. WORd.
So yea. go on a safari.
This week has been dapper. I'm starting to heal and on a super strict diet , but feeling wayyyyyyy bettter so thanks for the prayers team!
Yesterday was the last day of november.......... We went to a cultural dance in the city and then got to stay on campus. anddddd becuase it was the last day of NOVEMBEr- at midnight I FINALLy got to shave my legs. hallllllllllllllleluijah. all of us made a pact not to, and last night at midnight it was the biggest celebration ever. We got ice cream and soda's , watched a little lion king and wellllll shaved our little legs. I've never been so proud of myself. 31 days without shaving. I have no idea where I got the strength to last that long!
Today we are finishing up our final papers. I'm praying I find my flash drive, it has a few papers I wrote and on my way to print them it dissapeared. Rrrrr. someday I'll be responsible.
This afternoon a couple friends and I are sneaking off to our coordinators house to make brownies, banana pancakes, and watch walk the line. Perfect day? yes. especially now that our legs are hairy. . .. . I think that fact just makes our lives a million times better.
This weekend is our last weekend home, I rarely stay home on the weekend cause it's usually pretty awkward and I like to run away from those situations sooooooooooo I believe on saturday we are going to the garden. This will be ummmm awful? The last time this happened I had blisters the size of craters in my hands for weeks. Then sunday we are going to my grandmothers? I'm praying its not super awkward. I'm pretty sure they are only taking me so that she can see a white person..............it might be great tho. I just have to keep the expectations low so when its great i'm super happpy=] who knows. we probably won't even make it there. plans here change faster than anything i've seen in my life. Including plans at the pelkey house!
Next week we are planning a christmas white elephant party after the market day........plan- go to market, and find the worst thing you have ever seen. This will be extremely interesting. Thursday we have our farewell banquet where we get to wear great clothes ( IF you look at pics on facebook right now there are a few of me and kelsey in our traditional apparel at a wedding introduction party) They are sooooooooooo ugly. so ugly. But I love them! THennnnnnnnnnnnnnn saturday we leave for a few days of 'debrief'.' then we ball our little eyes out because we don't remember what life is like when we aren't with each other for literally every second of everyday. That part might be miserable, but I sure can't wait to come home. Expect a large fluff-a-nutter, rice krispie square, no bake, brownie party over break! =] ( Mom you're invited=] )
tilllllllllllll then . peace. out. cub.scout.
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