I officially have an employment VISA for the country of India.
Just thought you should know.
"We went through fire and water, but You brought us to a place of abundance."Psalm 66:12
I'm in the midst of fire, but that place of abundance will be more than worth it.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sometimes...
... I look up things like I'm already in India. Stuff I'll do, things I'll see, maybe even where I live.
It's interesting.
Today, I got the urge to look up train tickets from the local train station (which is actually a 3 hour bus ride down the mountain from school) to central India, where I'm hoping to spend my Christmas at the orphanage I visited last year. It's only around 600 rupees for a one way ticket. That's $15. Of course, it's a 28-ish hour train ride, but that's the fare for the sleeper car! I looked up plane tickets as well, but they're considerably more expensive. $270-ish one way. and I'd have to fly from Madurai to Chennai, to Mumbai to there. So, I'm not so sure that's a good idea. I'd rather spend $50 (train + bus) and take a few days (where I could get considerable reading and journaling done) as opposed to all of that plane-changing and spending mucho money that more than likely will not be present.
That's exciting. I get out of school right at the end of November and don't have to be back until January 8th so I get ALL of December to stay there. And that makes my heart happy.
I can't believe I'm shipping things in a week and a half. wow. time is flying.
It's interesting.
Today, I got the urge to look up train tickets from the local train station (which is actually a 3 hour bus ride down the mountain from school) to central India, where I'm hoping to spend my Christmas at the orphanage I visited last year. It's only around 600 rupees for a one way ticket. That's $15. Of course, it's a 28-ish hour train ride, but that's the fare for the sleeper car! I looked up plane tickets as well, but they're considerably more expensive. $270-ish one way. and I'd have to fly from Madurai to Chennai, to Mumbai to there. So, I'm not so sure that's a good idea. I'd rather spend $50 (train + bus) and take a few days (where I could get considerable reading and journaling done) as opposed to all of that plane-changing and spending mucho money that more than likely will not be present.
That's exciting. I get out of school right at the end of November and don't have to be back until January 8th so I get ALL of December to stay there. And that makes my heart happy.
I can't believe I'm shipping things in a week and a half. wow. time is flying.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
VISA
I applied for my VISA today. I have to send off the requirements after getting 2 signatures on Wednesday and should have it back by the end of next week.
I'm really doing this. Every step that goes by, it hits more and more.
I got a letter today about customs and sending my stuff over there. Luckily nothing I want to send over is restricted.
::sigh::
I'm going to NYC tomorrow and I'm hoping to spend some quality time in the park (and of course Barnes and Noble) and just focus and hang out with M*. I can't wait.
My life is insanely blessed.
I'm really doing this. Every step that goes by, it hits more and more.
I got a letter today about customs and sending my stuff over there. Luckily nothing I want to send over is restricted.
::sigh::
I'm going to NYC tomorrow and I'm hoping to spend some quality time in the park (and of course Barnes and Noble) and just focus and hang out with M*. I can't wait.
My life is insanely blessed.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Forms, packing, and more preparation
I've been getting my health forms filled out for the school, and thankfully, other than a slightly elevated WBC, I'm healthy.
That's exciting.
I've also been told that on June 9, I'll be packing up my life for the shipping company to take it to India for me. I'm allowed 1 cubic meter, and I just keep wondering how much I can fit in there. It will take 6-8 weeks for my stuff to get there, so for about the first month, I will only have what comes with me in my suitcases...
I've been figuring out what of mine I can sell. And I've been working on it a bit. I have so much stuff, and I just don't know at all what I was thinking getting all of that throughout my life. lol.
God is so good to me. He takes care of me, and through my mother, has provided me the opportunity to travel. I went to NYC last week for a day and had a WONDERFUL day in the city and I'm going back on Tuesday to relax in Central Park and enjoy an amazing city.
I only ask at this time that you continue praying for me as I prepare for this journey. It is still hard on select members of my family, and I don't know how to help them see that it will be okay.
I also must say: I'm a college graduate!
That's exciting.
I've also been told that on June 9, I'll be packing up my life for the shipping company to take it to India for me. I'm allowed 1 cubic meter, and I just keep wondering how much I can fit in there. It will take 6-8 weeks for my stuff to get there, so for about the first month, I will only have what comes with me in my suitcases...
I've been figuring out what of mine I can sell. And I've been working on it a bit. I have so much stuff, and I just don't know at all what I was thinking getting all of that throughout my life. lol.
God is so good to me. He takes care of me, and through my mother, has provided me the opportunity to travel. I went to NYC last week for a day and had a WONDERFUL day in the city and I'm going back on Tuesday to relax in Central Park and enjoy an amazing city.
I only ask at this time that you continue praying for me as I prepare for this journey. It is still hard on select members of my family, and I don't know how to help them see that it will be okay.
I also must say: I'm a college graduate!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Introduction
This is going to be my public journal here on out about the life and times of me.
Mostly, this is to keep my American counter-parts up to date on what I'm doing overseas and how my life is going. Hopefully this will be as exciting for you as it is for me.
A little about me:
I'm currently in the process of graduating from college with a degree in Music Education. It's been a long journey getting to this point. Let me explain:
I was born and raised a Christian. I was a happy girl with a huge, loving family. I loved my Lord and Saviour.
When I was 11 (1997), I moved from NY to NC. I'd lost my support system, and everything I had known. I don't know if you've ever made a huge move you weren't prepared for, but it can rip you apart without you even realizing it. I didn't realize it hurt so bad until one day, something that should never happen to anyone, happened to me. From that day forward, I had no idea what I was doing with my life. I used different things to try to control my life and after a while I began to get my life back on track.
However, that did not last long. The guilt I felt over straying away from God, and turning my back on him came back and ate me alive. Satan was really doing a job on my heart. In 2006, I was so far gone, that I'm not sure what anyone said could have saved me. My eating disorder was back full force, I was losing weight, and I was cutting up to 100 times a day.
But then my life changed. In February 2007, I moved to New Zealand to study for 5 months. I found an amazing church and in March, the national pastor came and spoke about forgiveness. I realized I hadn't forgiven the person who hurt me. So I forgave him. And I forgave myself for all the pain I had inflicted on my own body and heart.
After that, my life changed. I could now get through the hard times more easily. I was relying on God to sustain me and not my mind figuring out a way to cope. I was finally somewhat okay, and I finally believed God may be able to use me after all.
I applied to go to India on a two week trip when I returned from New Zealand. I was accepted. I knew this is what God was telling me to do. I went and had an amazing time. God is so amazing and so needed in that country.
And now I'm home, finishing my last semester of college (I graduate on Friday), and I'm preparing to move to India. I've accepted a job in the south of India and I will be there for three years. This is my way of keeping America informed.
Everyone seems to have a life verse... and mine was written by one of my hero's, Paul. He is the ultimate model of a horrible, awful life that was turned around by grace and became a life of Love, Humility, and God.
1 Corinthians 15: 10- For it is by the grace of God that I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
I love my Lord and Saviour. He is the only thing that sustains me.
I pray all who are reading this are well.
Mostly, this is to keep my American counter-parts up to date on what I'm doing overseas and how my life is going. Hopefully this will be as exciting for you as it is for me.
A little about me:
I'm currently in the process of graduating from college with a degree in Music Education. It's been a long journey getting to this point. Let me explain:
I was born and raised a Christian. I was a happy girl with a huge, loving family. I loved my Lord and Saviour.
When I was 11 (1997), I moved from NY to NC. I'd lost my support system, and everything I had known. I don't know if you've ever made a huge move you weren't prepared for, but it can rip you apart without you even realizing it. I didn't realize it hurt so bad until one day, something that should never happen to anyone, happened to me. From that day forward, I had no idea what I was doing with my life. I used different things to try to control my life and after a while I began to get my life back on track.
However, that did not last long. The guilt I felt over straying away from God, and turning my back on him came back and ate me alive. Satan was really doing a job on my heart. In 2006, I was so far gone, that I'm not sure what anyone said could have saved me. My eating disorder was back full force, I was losing weight, and I was cutting up to 100 times a day.
But then my life changed. In February 2007, I moved to New Zealand to study for 5 months. I found an amazing church and in March, the national pastor came and spoke about forgiveness. I realized I hadn't forgiven the person who hurt me. So I forgave him. And I forgave myself for all the pain I had inflicted on my own body and heart.
After that, my life changed. I could now get through the hard times more easily. I was relying on God to sustain me and not my mind figuring out a way to cope. I was finally somewhat okay, and I finally believed God may be able to use me after all.
I applied to go to India on a two week trip when I returned from New Zealand. I was accepted. I knew this is what God was telling me to do. I went and had an amazing time. God is so amazing and so needed in that country.
And now I'm home, finishing my last semester of college (I graduate on Friday), and I'm preparing to move to India. I've accepted a job in the south of India and I will be there for three years. This is my way of keeping America informed.
Everyone seems to have a life verse... and mine was written by one of my hero's, Paul. He is the ultimate model of a horrible, awful life that was turned around by grace and became a life of Love, Humility, and God.
1 Corinthians 15: 10- For it is by the grace of God that I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
I love my Lord and Saviour. He is the only thing that sustains me.
I pray all who are reading this are well.
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