I've been on a couple more trips. I went to Lagos, Portugal with a couple girls. There are a bunch of beautiful caves and beaches there, and we were able to go on a boat tour of a bunch of the caves and swim in the ocean! It was interesting being in a country where we couldn't understand the main language. I also went to Huelva with the school group. This is where Columbus set off from so it was interesting to see replicas of the boats they sailed on and see the places where he stayed. Just this past weekend I was blessed with a trip to Madrid to see my grandparents! They had done a tour of Spain and ended there so my roommate and I went up to spend a couple days with them! Madrid was a lot different than Sevilla - so big! The first day we were there it rained a lot so we were pretty miserable, but it helped us to appreciate the beautiful weather we've been having!
Last week Aaron came and visited me for a couple days because he was on break! :) He flew in on Tuesday night and left again on Thursday afternoon. The most exciting part of the trip was Tuesday night when we went down by the river and got engaged!!!! :)
My other big news is that I decided not to accept my spot on the Word Made Flesh Bolivia Team. I decided it would be too busy and stressful and that I wouldn't be able to really enjoy my time here, or my time there, because I would always be longing for the next step and not able to fully live and be where I'm at at the moment.
Also - I would really appreciate some prayers right now! The last couple days I have been missing home a lot - people and places and activities. I guess this is all part of culture shock, which I think I've experienced more on this trip than ever before. I'm not really sure why that it, but it might have to do with reality being different than expectations, or the fact that I'm studying here and so it is similar to being away at college where as before I've always done more mission type trips and they've been so different than life at home.
Dios les bendiga
