"The Road Goes Ever On and On"

Day 1 of Pre-Field Orientation!
After my first solo road trip, I'm officially in Dallas, and tomorrow begins the first full day of adjusting to life on campus at the Global Institute of Applied Linguistics :)

The drive to campus went by fairly quickly!  I spent a good portion of it in prayer for my family and my friends who have constantly showed me more love and support than I ever thought possible! My heart has been so full today, even though by mind/body is exhausted.

Tonight I met my teammates and other students from other teams who will be traveling all over the world this summer, and it was really neat to learn a little more about all of the places PBT is sending interns to! After the initial arrival, figuring out dorm room assignments, navigating all those awkward yet necessary get-to-know-you games, I'm finding myself at the end of Day 1 of this internship!

(fun fact- I encountered a llama today. And also a tarantula. Exciting stuff. ;)

My little sister tucked a note into my hand before I backed out of the driveway this morning to head for Pre-Field Orientation. It contained the lyrics to a song from J.R.R. Tolkein;

"The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say."

And it also had a generous gift of money for my trip to Asia.
I may or may not have cried- opening her letter was the sweetest moment of the day!
My sister is pretty darn cool :)

Tomorrow I'll be getting up bright and early to go to church with the whole internship team, and then when we return we'll be going over all the logistics stuff after receiving our schedule/agenda packets.

This is really happening!
It's such a strange feeling when something you've looked forward to for so long is suddenly right in front of you.

Your prayers mean more to me than you will ever know! I would not be here if it wasn't for the ways God has moved through my friends and my family in ways that totally blow my mind.

((Just as a reminder, if you would like to be added to the online newsletter mailing list to keep you updated on all the specifics of the internship as it progresses, PLEASE email me and let me know! We are compiling the lists very soon so we can start sending these updates out. 

Here's the email you can use to contact me:  untiltheyallhaveheard@gmail.com  ))

I hope you guys know how much I love you, and how thankful I am that I have the privilege of carrying your love/support with me into this internship!