Months have come to an end weeks have also come to an end and the days are quickly approaching.
There's a bitter-sweet feeling inside of me right now because 5 days from now I'll be flying out of this amazing country which I cannot possibly put into words as I have described it many times before. Where I've spent these last 8 months away from family and friends but it has been a place where I have met new family and friends and where God has constantly been chaning me. Where God has also shown me things in my life I need to change and where I have learned so many lessons, not only spanish but life lessons that I would never trade for anything. I have been amazingly blessed by this country and the people here and by my wonderful family here and I pray that I have been a blessing as well. One of the little words of wisdom I received while I was here and always held it close to my heart was "It doesn't matter if I don't learn the language because maybe God sent me down here to change me and shape and mold me, and spanish was just a little extra something that came along with the package. God really does work in mysterious ways. When I came here I had one purpose in my mind, and that was to learn spanish. But he gave me a lot more than that!
Well this will be my last posting. Thank you everyone for supporting me and praying for me while I've been here. It means so much to me and this really has been an experience of a lifetime and I know I'll never regret it. I will be taking my final exams on Monday and Tuesday. So please pray for me in that area. I'm very nervous about taking them. One is a written and one is an oral over everything I have learned so far.
I have a few pictures of when my parents were here last week. It was a lot of fun. They should be expert spanish speakers by now :) But I am very proud of them...they took a taxi while they were here and the guy spoke spanish with some english but they got home. Most all of the pictures that I took while they were here are on their camera which is in the states so I am working on putting a mini-slideshow together of my personal photos so I can show them to everyone. Well the last post is coming to an end and I'm welling up with tears a little. I'm not very good with words so I hope I got my point across well enough. I love you all and I can't wait to see everyone and share my stories and experiences!
