Wednesday, October 26, 2005

I don't really know a title fo this post

Don't count on me always updating like this. I just thought that while I can I should. I REALLY want to e-mail a lot of you guys but sadly with all the moving and packing up a lot I've lost several e-mail addresses!!!!! Please leave me a comment with your e-mail in it so I can give you personal updates. They might not be long e-mails though. This is my computer and it doesn't have an e-mail program set up yet so I have to use my dad's computer and he's busy using it a lot. So for thoes of you that I do have your e-mail, it might be a while until I can send a e-mail. Sorry.
I can't remember if I have explained this in other posts or not so i'll just do it again. The first day we got here we stayed in a hotel for two days. Then we put all of our luggage in our apartment. This is a apartment that we will be staying in for three months.During thoes three months we will be studing the language in a classroom. We will probably purchace bikes and ride them to class. There will be no forigners staying near us. We'll be on our own. :o) With barley any language this will be fun and exciting. Ha :o) Once the three months of class are in progress we'll be learning more and more so it won't be sooo bad.
Back to what I was saying, after the two days at the hotel we went to where our perment home is. It's about a one hour flight from where our apartment is. Now, that's my kind of flight!!!!! It's very nice here! We have been here for three days. We'll leave in two days, Friday afternoon, to go back to the apartment.
SO there you have it that's the plan. East Asia is BEAUTIFUL! I hope a lot of you get to come!!!! Leave me a comment. And don't forget to leave your e-mail. Mine is notquiteasian@pobox.com. Talk to y'all soon.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Updates in another country

Today is a beautiful day here in our country! Y'all are sleeping right now. Today we might go to the park. Well, I'm not so sure. It's been raining the last couple days and rain is in the weather fo a while so today might be a good day to go.It's kind of like an asian six flags but much much smaller!!!!! If we don't do that we'll probably do some sight seeing in the mountains or go to the market and buy some things for our house.
I haven't gone through culture shock yet and I don't know if I will. Praise God!! Earlier today someone asked me what I really liked about this country. I said that I thought it was beautiful and that I thought the people and the language they speak is beautiful.
Katibeth, I can tell, is really dealing with transition. She's having a hard time sharing with other peole her age,but she is making asian friends. They talk to each other in their own language like they understand each other. It's a good way for her to learn.
Marshall has a good friend here too. Although they're a million years apart. He helps him around the farm. I have made friends with our helper that cleans our house and tells us what's safe. Both of these friends talk no english. We sill communicate though. I'm learing a lot of their language this way. It's really fun.
Well, I gotta go our helper fixed us lunch and she tells me I need to get of and eat. :o) I'll try to update soon. We're busy a lot so forgive me if I don't

Finally,

It has been a while since i've updated! We have arrived in the big country!!!!!!!!!!!! For thoes of you who have been praying for me and the fifteen hour flight........ THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!!!! IT WAS GREAT!!! It didn't seem to long and the flight attendants were kind. I had a good flight. When we arrived at the hotel I was sooooo excited to be there. The people were in need of him and I was soo happy that our family would be able to help with that. Jet Lag was pretty bad the first two nights. I stayed awake all night the first night with my stomach in horrible pain I tossed and turned and moned it was really bad. THe next day it was ok. Praise God!!!!! We saw our apartment the next day and it was beautiful!!! Our bathroom was small and I don't know if my dad can fit in the shower. HE HE HE :o) Compared to the bathrooms that the people here have I have NOTHING to complain about!
One of the days we were here my dad and Katibeth as well as some other of our friends were in a taxi. You probably know how agressive the drivers here are. I hold on to the seat every time. well, what I was saying was that the taxi driver hit a van. No one was hurt. WE were in the other taxi and saw it happen it was pretty scarry! Now I kind of wish I was in the taxi with them so I could say that that happened to me. :O)
Yesterday, we all flew to another place were our permanet home is. It's VERY VERY VERY nice!!!!! WE will go fly back to our apartment on FRiday where we will spend two- three months in language school.
I'm SOOOOO excited to be here.To be doing what he wants us to!! It's awesome!!! Right now I have two prayer requests. One, the language is hard and confusing and there are so many times I wish I could use it fluently. I'm learnig word by word and tone by tone. My prayer is that the process would speed up. My other request is that the people on the streets wouldn't see us as rich and wealthy americans. Sometimes the staring is over welming. My prayer is that they would see us as people who love them and came to teach them. Not rich americans, but rich in another form.
Thanks for all of your prayers!!!!!

Monday, October 24, 2005

Kelly,

Hey girl! If you're reading this,I would like to know what blog site you have and how I can get onto it. Thanks!

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

last day on planet earth

Today is my last day. sniffle sniffle cry cry. I will miss all of you guys more than any of y'all could imagine! Please be praying for our family. Well, I'll give much better updates soon when I get to the big country. Love all of you guys!!!!!

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Far Out East

Hey Guys!!! I have my very own blog spot. YYEEAA!! We will be flying off On Thursday at noon. FIFTEEN hours can you believe it????? PLEASE pray for me. I would love it if you could leave me a comment. This program is new to me so I don't know if you can but please try. I love you guys!!

Hi again

OK you know how I said that i just got this set up? Well most of this I don't understand. So if you have no idea why I did something just say to yourself oh well we know who did it. He HE :o) I'll try to do better, but I'm not a computer genious.
Send me a comment.