today was the first time i have seen the sun in about 2 weeks. it was good to see you sun. but now, it’s 4:28pm and the sun has already set and outside my window it is complete darkness. outside my window i can see the business centrum (a large business building) and i can see straight into their windows. people are working in their offices. lights are turning off and i guess some are packing up to head home for the day.

it’s been warmer lately but it has also been raining a lot. 41 degrees yesterday, 39 today.

we leave tomorrow morning on a train to bratislava and then we go from there to a nearby town called Senec. On Monday the American portion of my team is leaving to go to Rome. I’ve never been to Italy so I am quite excited.

as i near into 4 months here, i find myself being thankful for where God has brought me. all that He has taught me. how to depend on Him more fully. my appreciation of my friends. that a year is not that long, learning to make the most of every opportunity. learning how shallow i am at times. the value of learning new culture and language.  the importance of dreaming. how much i love creativity. what it means to be poor in spirit. what it means to trust God. that i have really good friends. the importance of laughter. the importance of community. this is just a short list.

tonight we have dinner as a team to celebrate the semester. i can’t believe it’s over. these past 2 months have flown by, and i can’t imagine how fast the next 6 will go. i’m almost half way through with my time here and that seems really hard to believe.

the next time i talk to you if i say slovak words instead of english please know it’s becoming a normal thing. the language is almost fully integrated into my vocabulary. even to the point where i am forgetting some english. i’ll need to relearn some things.

i’ll be blogging from Rome. so be on the look out.

for now, my latest pictures