Made it to Jerusalem!

Hey everybody! I made it to Jerusalem. It was a really long day and I am pretty exhuasted but excited about what I will experience this fall! I'll post a little later about my travels so far, but only once I get packed.

Sarah, we should've had this at your wedding

Ode to my 23rd Birfday

Today I turned 23.
I'm not really sure how I should be,
For the most part I'm feeling much more like an adult
and I'm pretty sure that's nature's fault.
But this year I feel I've entered the real world,
And I even sometimes got bored.
Yet, today I still felt celebrated
and I didn't even have to get enebriated.
So here's to birthdays beyond 21,
Although they do not seem quite as much fun.
Another year is always a blessing,
And I will certainly not be guessing
About God's great plans,
For He always has me in His hands.


Thanks for the birthday wishes everybody!

Ah, New England

Well friends, as some of you may know, I spent a week out in my new home of Boston reconnecting with friends and spending some good time enjoying the city. I really enjoyed getting to spend some quality time with friends and having an early birthday celebration! Here's a pic of me and my new roommate Angie!

One thing I love about living in Boston are the many folks I get to interact with that have very thick accents. As a connoisseur of accents myself, I am often gripped by the speech of my neighbors and bostonian natives. For example, while in a dressing room in the mall with a friend, the helpful sales associate made she to tell another patron that her name was Aniter (Anita), just in case she could be of service. Now that is funny.
On another funny note, New England can sometimes be stuck in the 1700's as they name their restaurants and shoppes (did you like the usage of the old english there?). For example, last year we often frequented places such as "The Black Cow", "The Weathervane", "The Pickled Onion"....It only gets better. However, during this trip a certain church won the gold medal of crazy names. As Angie and I drove by the downtown Boston campus of Gordon-Conwell in Roxbury, I was struck by this church's name....it all fits on one sign:

Zion Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of The Americas - Jesus Saves

That's right folks....all in one name. After doing some research I found that they abbreviate their name, like good West coasters might do, and go by Zion F.B.H. Church. It's a good thing.
Anyhow, I love Boston and loved my little trip out East! Good to see you friends and I cant wait to live in Southie when I return from the great Middle East!