Ok well this last few days have been almost stressful for me. We found out our outreach locations two days ago and had to find out from God which one we were supposed to go to.
So when they were going to tell us where the options are to go they had the white board and hang-man drawn up. So people were guessing and everyone was really shocked at the first place that was revealed... it was Iraq. The next... Sudan.... and last but not least Cuba.... well the whole class room was freaked out and amazed at the same time. My first thoughts: my mom is going to bawl her eyes out. Second thought: woah I might die.... third: how the heck do I tell people????? and I was just getting around to thinking I was going to go to one of them and BAM they said just kidding hahaha. *out of the three I felt either Sudan or Iraq fyi* They told us those countries as a joke/mean trick because our entire class was talking about the real three options the whole time and thinking "I want to go to _____" so ya, they thought of a surprise.
It was a pretty good surprise if you ask me.. One guy is really dissappointed right now though.... the ignorant american guy. Ah well, I think he will be a little happy because there was Africa on the options list. Well specifically Namibia, there was also China (don't know exactly where yet though) and Darjeeling, India.
Those are 3 places I have always wanted to go to so this was a really hard descision.
So I was praying and praying so much lately and trying to figure out where God wants me to go. I felt on my heart to go to this one place which I will mention when I know for sure, but ya. This morning I was like Ok God I need something like a confirmation: Make the sky completely clear by the afternoon (when i had to tell them my destination) so ya, this morning it looked like rain, and it was completely covered by clouds - big grey ones... Right now, I don't see any clouds and it is clear blue sky.
God answers prayers and I love it.
Some might think of it as coincidence but I think of it as God's love and confirmation for me.
Yay for blue sky! I love it even more now! :D
Later guys it's supper time.... more rice... stir fry... chicken..... I've had it so much lately :S
So....
This is from when we were in the middle of nowhere and it was very loud because of the weird animals....
hehehe I can't remember what I said but oh well :)
hehehe I can't remember what I said but oh well :)
Finally my own images!
Yay my computer is online! TIME TO CELEBRATE WITH SOME PICS!
hehehe this makes my day!
These are the birds that live in the tree I love to sit under. Right across from me right now :P
This is one of 5 massive spiders I see on my walk to the mall every time. Do not let the barbed wire decieve you, they were about a meter away from it so ya, it's massive. I would guess like umm half a doller bill big?
ok well I have to go now, but that's it till later when I'm bored again haha.
laters
Well, here are some more pictures
I am getting impatient with the tech guy. Plain and simple. Everyone else has their internet connected and stuff and I really want to use my OWN pictures!! :"( These are all compliments of my friend Shane so far.
Late night coffee time with Shane and Susan. I have been drinking a lot of tea here, there is lots of tea times.... and the coffee is disgusting :"(
We went to this lookout point to see the lights of Brisbane and ya, flashes, and pictures were being taken like every 30 seconds for a while. It was a blast though!
JJ, me, Rebecka, and Marietta :D on the bus towards the lookout
This one is of Micah, Shane, and Hans with Brisbane i nthe background! So awesome!MORE PICTURES!
I can only get to the posting picture part of it on this one computer. So I was getting pretty cranky about it lately. Well, here are some more pics then!
So the pictures are: across the street, the inside eating area, the courtyard, Marietta and Rebecka at the BBQ, and the last is the outside eating area/ courtyard
So far it's awesome
ok well this is going to be random, so just to warn you...
Well we went on a three day "bonding time" with our group of 10 (plus a bunch of leaders) to the country side in Australia. It is so green here I am shocked. Then again, so are they.
well for our "bonding" experience we went to this house that YWAM bought and renovating. It's a small house in the middle of no where. It was alright there though. There were loads of spiders and frogs, and toads, and sooo much more. I SAW MY FIRST KANGAROO!!! It was far away but still I saw it!
This house that we were at had a wood stove, it had to be on for hot water, and the water tasted soo bad I had to mix juice mix (which was pretty nasty too) to drink it. Or tea.
I really have been drinking more tea out here. We have tea time in the morning every day and that is neat.
tea times remind me of british people, birtish people remind me of accents. here there are tons of different accents. I love it so much. Worship is sooooooo amazing to hear everyone sing the same songs that I sang in church, yet so differently. To hear all the accents, representing different nations, all singing in one voice in worship to our wonderful God is really and truly amazing. I enjoy every moment of it.
when we were in the middle of now where last night we sat around a camp fire (until it poured on us) and people sang songs in their languages. It was fantastic. we heard some German, Korean, Samoan, Vanuatu-ian (? haha), Norwegian and a couple others. It was fun.
It really was a good bonding time for us and that was really good. We haven't even started lectures yet!
Well I am going to head off to bed. I'm beat.
Oh I love your comments, and if you could comment me with updates from you guys that would be sweet!
Laters!
P.S. I am finally getting a tan!!!!! hahahahahha and hopefully this burn will turn into one better too!
G'night from Down Unda!
Well we went on a three day "bonding time" with our group of 10 (plus a bunch of leaders) to the country side in Australia. It is so green here I am shocked. Then again, so are they.
well for our "bonding" experience we went to this house that YWAM bought and renovating. It's a small house in the middle of no where. It was alright there though. There were loads of spiders and frogs, and toads, and sooo much more. I SAW MY FIRST KANGAROO!!! It was far away but still I saw it!
This house that we were at had a wood stove, it had to be on for hot water, and the water tasted soo bad I had to mix juice mix (which was pretty nasty too) to drink it. Or tea.
I really have been drinking more tea out here. We have tea time in the morning every day and that is neat.
tea times remind me of british people, birtish people remind me of accents. here there are tons of different accents. I love it so much. Worship is sooooooo amazing to hear everyone sing the same songs that I sang in church, yet so differently. To hear all the accents, representing different nations, all singing in one voice in worship to our wonderful God is really and truly amazing. I enjoy every moment of it.
when we were in the middle of now where last night we sat around a camp fire (until it poured on us) and people sang songs in their languages. It was fantastic. we heard some German, Korean, Samoan, Vanuatu-ian (? haha), Norwegian and a couple others. It was fun.
It really was a good bonding time for us and that was really good. We haven't even started lectures yet!
Well I am going to head off to bed. I'm beat.
Oh I love your comments, and if you could comment me with updates from you guys that would be sweet!
Laters!
P.S. I am finally getting a tan!!!!! hahahahahha and hopefully this burn will turn into one better too!
G'night from Down Unda!
Stupid Ants!!!
They are everywhere! They get into everything! They drive me nuts!
and I think one bit me.
We had orientation today and they were talking all about what to look out for and stuff and told us that if they bite than you feel really achey.
Well it could be just a new bed or something, but this morning I woke up with a bug bite on my foot and I am soooooooo achey it hurts to laugh even. That's no good especially when we are teaching people how to say funny stuff with different accents... Like teaching my british friend how to say "word to yo motha" HAHAHA now that is really funny.
Ah well I have to pack now.
We are going to the country side? for 3 days, in a house they have out there I think, ah well..
Oh and I still have yet to get my internet on my computer. My pictures have to be put on here still :(
Thanks for the comments guys! I love hearing back from people.
P.S. there are gecko's in the bathroom. Ants in my room, and crickets everywhere. haha and a possum out back.
and I think one bit me.
We had orientation today and they were talking all about what to look out for and stuff and told us that if they bite than you feel really achey.
Well it could be just a new bed or something, but this morning I woke up with a bug bite on my foot and I am soooooooo achey it hurts to laugh even. That's no good especially when we are teaching people how to say funny stuff with different accents... Like teaching my british friend how to say "word to yo motha" HAHAHA now that is really funny.
Ah well I have to pack now.
We are going to the country side? for 3 days, in a house they have out there I think, ah well..
Oh and I still have yet to get my internet on my computer. My pictures have to be put on here still :(
Thanks for the comments guys! I love hearing back from people.
P.S. there are gecko's in the bathroom. Ants in my room, and crickets everywhere. haha and a possum out back.
Frist few days in Aussie
I love it already.
Except for the spider I saw that is as big as my hand/fist. Or the end of a snake I saw creepin in the bushes.
But I love the hot weather, the rain, the birds (which are soo colourful and pretty sounding too)
I have yet to get my lap top hooked up so no pics yet.
So now I have been here a day and a bit, I have gone shopping twice, coffee once, movie time, and tons of new introductions to people. So far it's a blast
This afternoon we are having games then a bbq. Hope it goes well
there are people here from everywhere! In my team there is someone from England, America, Vanuatu, and Korea? and our leaders are from norway and canada :) yay
So far the people are sooo awesome, and it's only the first day.
this is going to be awesome.
I have to get going though to let someone else on.
Laters :)
Except for the spider I saw that is as big as my hand/fist. Or the end of a snake I saw creepin in the bushes.
But I love the hot weather, the rain, the birds (which are soo colourful and pretty sounding too)
I have yet to get my lap top hooked up so no pics yet.
So now I have been here a day and a bit, I have gone shopping twice, coffee once, movie time, and tons of new introductions to people. So far it's a blast
This afternoon we are having games then a bbq. Hope it goes well
there are people here from everywhere! In my team there is someone from England, America, Vanuatu, and Korea? and our leaders are from norway and canada :) yay
So far the people are sooo awesome, and it's only the first day.
this is going to be awesome.
I have to get going though to let someone else on.
Laters :)
5 Days till go time!
5 Days away and I have to cut back on what I want to bring >_<
I limited myself to a backpack, a carry-on, and a small bag.
One word: Harsh
2 more words: vacuume packing!
haha I know they said that I don't need much but I really want to take a lot, you know, "just in case" .. oh well.
I have to cut back and take out what I really don't need.
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OH but one thing I do need is a good book to bring with me. I am going to be gone for about a day in airports and planes. So my music batteries might die, and I might be sick of wandering all by myself, so I need a book.
The question is: what ones!?
I really like books and lots of genres too, especially ones that keep my attention. So if you have a good book that you know of LET ME KNOW! :D
That would be really really really appreciated.
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Oh what else do you do in airports and planes? I've only ever been on 2 flights (there and back haha) and never by myself. Any ideas?
Anywho, I think that is all for now, my brain is going mushy from all this emailing blogging and web surfing.
I limited myself to a backpack, a carry-on, and a small bag.
One word: Harsh
2 more words: vacuume packing!
haha I know they said that I don't need much but I really want to take a lot, you know, "just in case" .. oh well.
I have to cut back and take out what I really don't need.
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OH but one thing I do need is a good book to bring with me. I am going to be gone for about a day in airports and planes. So my music batteries might die, and I might be sick of wandering all by myself, so I need a book.
The question is: what ones!?
I really like books and lots of genres too, especially ones that keep my attention. So if you have a good book that you know of LET ME KNOW! :D
That would be really really really appreciated.
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Oh what else do you do in airports and planes? I've only ever been on 2 flights (there and back haha) and never by myself. Any ideas?
Anywho, I think that is all for now, my brain is going mushy from all this emailing blogging and web surfing.
13 days
Today is 13 days away. I am off to Brisbane Australia (the east coast) for 6 months!! I am soo excited and getting so scared.
I was shopping with mom today and it sorta hit her like a brick - I am leaving in 13 days -- less than 2 weeks away. So she said she got this knot in her stomach and that I shouldn't say it again :P That was sorta hard to do since it was for stuff for when I go.
Cherie did you get homesick lots?? and what was it like travelling alone? I don't really know how to conact you so I'll give this a shot >_< haha. Oh and the pictures on your xanga are amazing! do you have more??
oh crappy I have this super big head ache coming on and it's hitting me like a brick. ouch.
I'm going to try to do more blogging later.
I was shopping with mom today and it sorta hit her like a brick - I am leaving in 13 days -- less than 2 weeks away. So she said she got this knot in her stomach and that I shouldn't say it again :P That was sorta hard to do since it was for stuff for when I go.
Cherie did you get homesick lots?? and what was it like travelling alone? I don't really know how to conact you so I'll give this a shot >_< haha. Oh and the pictures on your xanga are amazing! do you have more??
oh crappy I have this super big head ache coming on and it's hitting me like a brick. ouch.
I'm going to try to do more blogging later.
What the heck am I going to do?!
Well I hate spiders. I had an "encounter" with one yesterday and it got me to thinking : what am I going to do in Australia?!
Here is my spider story. hm I have had a bunch on here about spiders hahaha
So yesterday I was taking a shower and singing and stuff then I turn around and HOLY CRAP there is this giant daddy long legged spider right behind me on the shower curtain. Well I got out of the shower asap and then I tried to find the spider (while yelling and being freaked out) and then I can't find it. Second try I see it and its wiggling and climbing to the top. I got the nerve to squish it but still. Oh and then there were spider bits on the floor that was sick. It made me feel like I had spiders around me all day - well at least it made me think that even little fuzzies felt like spiders. Creepy.
So Australia has 9/10 most deadly spiders? or something like that -- at least I think that's what Jamie told me, well anyways, I don't deal well with spiders, let alone deadly ones.
I think I am a bit of an over-reactor to say the least. Yikes. But still, I better get over this fear/freaking out bit right quick!
I also don't like bugs but that's a different story.
In the past week I've had 3 gross spider stories and all of them make me feel creeped out.
maybe it's the eyes.. eight eyes staring at you? and eight legs to crawl on you with? and the sickest looking face imaginable.
19 days till spider land.
I am excited and getting more nervous.
Here is my spider story. hm I have had a bunch on here about spiders hahaha
So yesterday I was taking a shower and singing and stuff then I turn around and HOLY CRAP there is this giant daddy long legged spider right behind me on the shower curtain. Well I got out of the shower asap and then I tried to find the spider (while yelling and being freaked out) and then I can't find it. Second try I see it and its wiggling and climbing to the top. I got the nerve to squish it but still. Oh and then there were spider bits on the floor that was sick. It made me feel like I had spiders around me all day - well at least it made me think that even little fuzzies felt like spiders. Creepy.
So Australia has 9/10 most deadly spiders? or something like that -- at least I think that's what Jamie told me, well anyways, I don't deal well with spiders, let alone deadly ones.
I think I am a bit of an over-reactor to say the least. Yikes. But still, I better get over this fear/freaking out bit right quick!
I also don't like bugs but that's a different story.
In the past week I've had 3 gross spider stories and all of them make me feel creeped out.
maybe it's the eyes.. eight eyes staring at you? and eight legs to crawl on you with? and the sickest looking face imaginable.
19 days till spider land.
I am excited and getting more nervous.
21 Days till go time!
21 days! I am so excited! And getting nervous. I have most of my stuff ready to go and I am just working on the last bit details.
I even got an email today from the Frontiers DTS leaders telling me about who the staff are and everything.
It's soo cool! Our leaders are from USA, Canda, Norway, Malaysia, England, and Australia. And those are just the leaders. I can't wait to see where all of the students are from.
Last time I checked there was about 10 students this term for the DTS I am in, but there are 3 different DTS's running at the same time so there will be from 10 to like 50 people on campus.
I am so excited!
things are coming together nicely so far so let's hope nothing bad happens :)
Oi! My mom is planning to get me some vegemite to try before I go.... yick. It sounds soo gross but I will try it at least. Have you ever seen or read what's in vegemite?! It's SICK!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite
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On another topic, I went dress shopping with Miranda and mom on Friday and that went well. We got her dress, and picked out mine. All we do now is order mine in and hope to God that the other brides maid looks good and fits it. The scariest part of it all is that I get back from YWAM 21 days before her wedding, so I better not gain any weight while I'm there otherwise my dress won't fit >_<
ah well let's hope it works out just fine.
Well I am off to help with dinner, so
ta ta for now.
I even got an email today from the Frontiers DTS leaders telling me about who the staff are and everything.
It's soo cool! Our leaders are from USA, Canda, Norway, Malaysia, England, and Australia. And those are just the leaders. I can't wait to see where all of the students are from.
Last time I checked there was about 10 students this term for the DTS I am in, but there are 3 different DTS's running at the same time so there will be from 10 to like 50 people on campus.
I am so excited!
things are coming together nicely so far so let's hope nothing bad happens :)
Oi! My mom is planning to get me some vegemite to try before I go.... yick. It sounds soo gross but I will try it at least. Have you ever seen or read what's in vegemite?! It's SICK!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite
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On another topic, I went dress shopping with Miranda and mom on Friday and that went well. We got her dress, and picked out mine. All we do now is order mine in and hope to God that the other brides maid looks good and fits it. The scariest part of it all is that I get back from YWAM 21 days before her wedding, so I better not gain any weight while I'm there otherwise my dress won't fit >_<
ah well let's hope it works out just fine.
Well I am off to help with dinner, so
ta ta for now.
The good and the ugly
Well I finally got it done and over with. My application went in last night and I was soooo nervous. This morning I checked my mail (with wishful thinking) and what do ya know?!
I got accepted!!!! YAY I got one of the longest emails ever but it still said "your student visa was accepted" so happy
Oh well.
Anyone have any good party games? I am planning our annual party with friends from high school, and I think movies and this game with exchanging presnets by numbers. But what else?
It's getting frusterating because at the begining I asked if anyone wanted to help plan (not to make people feel left out) and so my friend said she would.
well now it is at her place, and she is freaking out cause she thinks I have no plans. I don't get her at all. And she is driving me insane.
I think it will all work out, and hey I'll learn for next year, have it at my house and change a bunch of stuff.
well if ya have any idears let me know :)
Have a merry Christmas people :)
I got accepted!!!! YAY I got one of the longest emails ever but it still said "your student visa was accepted" so happy
Oh well.
Anyone have any good party games? I am planning our annual party with friends from high school, and I think movies and this game with exchanging presnets by numbers. But what else?
It's getting frusterating because at the begining I asked if anyone wanted to help plan (not to make people feel left out) and so my friend said she would.
well now it is at her place, and she is freaking out cause she thinks I have no plans. I don't get her at all. And she is driving me insane.
I think it will all work out, and hey I'll learn for next year, have it at my house and change a bunch of stuff.
well if ya have any idears let me know :)
Have a merry Christmas people :)
Hating the internet
All I can say is yikes.
I was applying online for my student visa a few days ago and I finally finished. I was just putting in the last details. Then I clicked the next button and *POOF*. A page comes up and says 'page cannot be displayed' or something like that.
This means I don't know if my visa application went through or not.
It also said at the bottom of the page if you click more than once you could be charged more than once per application.
All I can say is oh crap.
I hope it went through, otherwise it might be another hour of sitting infront of the computer with numbers and personal info going out and desperately hoping that I'm not charged twice!!!
Oi!!! I don't need this kind of stress!!
oh well. Today I will phone the visa company and HOPEFULLY find out.
arg.
I was applying online for my student visa a few days ago and I finally finished. I was just putting in the last details. Then I clicked the next button and *POOF*. A page comes up and says 'page cannot be displayed' or something like that.
This means I don't know if my visa application went through or not.
It also said at the bottom of the page if you click more than once you could be charged more than once per application.
All I can say is oh crap.
I hope it went through, otherwise it might be another hour of sitting infront of the computer with numbers and personal info going out and desperately hoping that I'm not charged twice!!!
Oi!!! I don't need this kind of stress!!
oh well. Today I will phone the visa company and HOPEFULLY find out.
arg.
Australia!!!
Wow this whole entire year has gone by so fast! In two months I will be in Australia and getting things together for school.
I also found out after re-reading some stuff that our outreach will be in either Ethiopia, the South Pacific islands, East Malaysia and I think that's it.
right now I am really stupendously bored. I don't know what to do but update a blog. and this is usually a last resort for me haha
Well until the next time.
Goodbye :)
I also found out after re-reading some stuff that our outreach will be in either Ethiopia, the South Pacific islands, East Malaysia and I think that's it.
right now I am really stupendously bored. I don't know what to do but update a blog. and this is usually a last resort for me haha
Well until the next time.
Goodbye :)
Snow Day!
Well today was a doozey. First off, Miranda woke me up at 5am to tell me that she couldn't get to work because there was so much snow, then Mikaela had a snow day from school, and my dad even stayed home. And to top things off Tony was over for the weekend and he stayed another night beucase school was closed the next day (UBC had no power today). So today felt like one extra saturday. I love weekends.Today was bitterly cold outside, and there was about 2 feet of snow. To top things off it was pretty windy. But it was still gorgeous. And dad even got some pictures of it.
Later this week we are supposed to get more snow too.
yay for snow!!!
Plans in Progess (finally!!)
Well things are finally in motion about going to Australia. I got an awesome backpack, and my plane ticket ready to go.
The crazy thing is that I miss monday almost completely when I go because of the time difference. haha I leave Sunday Feb 11th and arrive on the 13th.
This will be the second plane trip for me and yikes this time it's all by myself.
Anyone got any tips for a brand-new traveller?
Anyways, I am going to run and leave it at that.
The crazy thing is that I miss monday almost completely when I go because of the time difference. haha I leave Sunday Feb 11th and arrive on the 13th.
This will be the second plane trip for me and yikes this time it's all by myself.
Anyone got any tips for a brand-new traveller?
Anyways, I am going to run and leave it at that.
Australia Here I come!
I was finally accepted into YWAM Brisbane Australia. I get to go there for 6 months starting Feb.14th 2007!!!
I am still in shock.
AND I AM SO EXTATIC!!!
I am still in shock.
AND I AM SO EXTATIC!!!
Oh the stuff
New stuff happening:
--canned more salsa and tomatoes and no creepy spiders! YAY!
--being a youth leader is pretty cool so far
--going to the states in a couple weeks (hope it goes well)
--I am a survivor watcher - so far it's messed up but pretty funny
--I want to go on a hike somewhere :P haha
--I can never get my berry pies to thicken properly :( Try as I might I have only gotten one pie ever to work.
and post-it notes rock! I have them all over now hahaha
The picture is of Smiffy our fat cat, my cat is the lovely white one. My theory > Smiff eats all the food, my white cat is getting thinner because Smiff gaurds her troff... sick (that is if the picture actually works grrr. I might add it tomorrow)
Anywho, have a good night :)
--canned more salsa and tomatoes and no creepy spiders! YAY!
--being a youth leader is pretty cool so far
--going to the states in a couple weeks (hope it goes well)
--I am a survivor watcher - so far it's messed up but pretty funny
--I want to go on a hike somewhere :P haha
--I can never get my berry pies to thicken properly :( Try as I might I have only gotten one pie ever to work.
and post-it notes rock! I have them all over now hahaha
The picture is of Smiffy our fat cat, my cat is the lovely white one. My theory > Smiff eats all the food, my white cat is getting thinner because Smiff gaurds her troff... sick (that is if the picture actually works grrr. I might add it tomorrow)
Anywho, have a good night :)
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