Friday, January 18, 2013

fall.

Here are a few happenings from the last fall season I'll have in the states for a while...

1. Got to visit my future home, Nicaragua, for a Central America International Schools Retreat...
 Tried to beach it up, but the sun decided not to join us.
 Everyone on the retreat from Nica to Costa Rica to Dominican Republic to Michigan to the Carolinas
 Got to see my sweet Em, who lives in the DR...
...and hang out with my future YL team!

2. One of my best friends got engaged...

3. Got to go the North Carolina mountains with from friends from college...


4. Spent time with two dear friends on a road trip to Duke, where one of them is on staff with CRU...


5. Spent Christmas at the beach with the fam...
 Sibling love...


6. And finally went to New Staff training for Young Life in St. Augustine, Florida (although, we rarely got to see the sun while there because we were in class all day!)...
 Loved getting to hang with these ladies as well
 The few minutes we got outside were still beautiful
International Staff hanging out with the YL president. Denny Rydberg

All in all, I'd say it was a pretty great last fall/winter! And now...on to Costa Rica for language school in February!! It's FINALLY HAPPENING!! More details to come on my departure date :)