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PAS, EMERALD PASSPORT, LIBERTY LEAGUE AND COSTAL VACATIONS. 

This is awesome news!

Hmmm...it has arrieved, my last day in Paris. And I feel good, at peace, about the experience. When I came to Paris I was feeling very tired of fast paced stressfull American culture and was ready to have a rest from that. And well, I have found Parisien culture to be more stressful that American, who knew? :)

But I think it was really good for me to step out side of my Amercican life, and ferthermore out of the 'Bethel Bubble' and really see and experience something very very different from what I had known.

A year ago I thought to myself 'All I really know is Minnesota, and I need to know more, and experience more' and well, now I have. And I can say with utmost confidence that I have never felt more tenderly towards my counrty, my state, my home than I do now. (In fact, I'm looking very forward to this years fourth of July as I trust it will hold more signifigance for me this year than ever before :))

Now this is not to say that I like America better than France or Europe, but just that I know now it's where I belong. I have heard it said many times that God puts people EXACTLY where he wants them to be, and now I see just how true that is. I was made for Minnesota, I am American at heart and that will not change. And that Dorothy was right 'there's no place like home' :) 

I have had some very interesting experiences with not only French culture, but Itallien, German, Spanish, Indien, Asian, and Belizien cultures as well. And it's unreal how a thing as simple as culture can have such profound imacts. There's no way I could express all of this in a single blog entry, but should any of my friends or family members reading this be interested in hearing more about this feel free to call me and we'll have coffee :)

As for Europe and me, sure I'll be back, when? Where? Why? For how long? Je ne sais pas, mais que sera sera. ça c'est dans les mains de Dieu :) (I don't know know, but what ever will be will be. And that's in God's hands). To my friends here I will not say adieu, mais au revoir (not farewell, but till I see you again).

So to my point...when I came to Paris, I was ready, and now that I'm leaving I am ready. That is pretty ideal, and infact rare, so for that I feel blessed.

Also, I have been told, by many, that comming back from studying abroad is often the hardest part. I have had quite a few struggles this semester, and have been challenged and tested in ways I never imagined I would. And so if what lies ahead for me may be harder than that...well, all I can say is please dear friends include me in your prayers. I know that God had been beside me through this whole experince,  and Christ also said "I shall never leave you nor forsake you" and I trust him. I know that he'll guide me through the flight home and the upcomming months as I proccess a lot of my time here, and he'll be there when I start my new adventure as an RA in Getch next year!!!

As for now, I'm going to a soirée with my host parents tonight and then I fly to Dublin tommorrow. I'll be there for three days, and then back HOME!

Hey there! I'm so bored right now. Today was pretty good. Mom got us up really early and made us clean because if Mamma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. hehe, Nikki. I got to school later than normal so I only ended up staying in the cafe. for 2.547 seconds. First was entirely boring. We talked about antecedents and about our essays (which I already had typed) and about our tests that we have tomorrow and Friday. Second was super good fun. We played french catch phrase. It was great. Kayla was sitting there screaming "pas mal! pas mal! PAS MAL!!!" for her word which was bon which means good for those of you who aren't frenchies like me. hehe. That was hilarious. Well... it doesn't sound funny but it really was... anyways, Drivers Ed. was okay. We did more book work but I got done early so I just ended up talking to Amy and Kirt the whole time. We came up with a new come back. Its "Well, you have ugly cuticles". hehe. Lunch was great too. We didn't get to eat at our normal table but I was totally okay with that. Random dude ate with us again. He's kinda weird... I don't even know what his name is... Fourth was okay. We had a sub. so we just did our work and had the last hour of class to chill and talk. I hung out with Ashley and Robin and some freshmen boys whose names I have yet to learn. Nikki walked home with me then I kicked her out and had a burrito. It was yummy! lOl. :P Now I'm just sitting here waiting on mom to get home with my note cards so I can study for my stupid french test and equally stupid english test. Well, I'm done now. ~PeacE~

i've never been so moved by anything in my entire live.

gloria lyon, what an incredible person, that entire generartion is so amazing, the things they did, the sacrifices they made. her and her husband, karl, had been married for 56 years, and every friday he brought her home flowers, it was so cute. god... words cannot describe the quality of the character of that woman

and now speaker series is over,

i've been sick all week and now i can finally rest

its actually kinda sad.