Airport in 6 hours
I just finished packing at 11:30 this evening. I started packing for real around 10 or 10:30. My piles evolved greatly throughout the past 24 hours.
Thanks to Dan for the excellent Ashley! playlist, I packed to it.
My mom and I went on a shopping spree this afternoon to pick up lots of small gifts for people I will visit. She printed pictures of her visit a year ago for me to take.
All day I was experiencing waves of anxiety as I remembered small and huge tasks I needed to complete today. Actually completing the tasks distracted the anxiety. Now as I reflect on the day and on what lies just a few hours ahead of me I am again a bit anxious.
I am really looking forward to "getting comfortable" in El Salvador, by which I mean, finding my place and knowing what to do. I feel somewhat in the dark after being away for four years and hearing bits of news from so many different people. I know that I don't need to have expectations about what it will be like, but I have a hard time turning off my worrying brain sometimes.
My poor dog, Lucy, has been paranoid all week. My younger sister left for camp just as I returned from Knox with all my bags and boxes. Lucy does not like suitcases being carted around, she knows someone is leaving. She has been following me around all day as I rush around the house gathering things to pack. I suppose she is used to it though, I am really never home for too long.
It was hard being home again knowing I couldn't quite settle in all week. I'll certainly miss my family but I am away from them all year and it's not out of the ordinary not to see them for two months.... Brian on the other hand...I see him almost everyday, almost all year (well I see him a lot) so it was definitely a challenge ending our phone conversation this evening. Thanks to Brian for helping to "Send Me on My Way."
I just read my journal entry from the last time I was in El Salvador. I really only wrote about the journey to El Salvador and the first day we were there. It didn't really provide me with much insight. I do know that this time around will be completely different. I have some idea what to expect and I know that it is going to be an amazing experience. I do hope that our (Paul, Lynn, Brad and I) involvement with the Pastoral Team and with El Salvador in this project will create opportunities for others to follow, or at least plant ideas.
With just over 4 hours remaining until my alarm clock will wake me I must draw this post to a close.
Farewell America!
Thanks to Dan for the excellent Ashley! playlist, I packed to it.
My mom and I went on a shopping spree this afternoon to pick up lots of small gifts for people I will visit. She printed pictures of her visit a year ago for me to take.
All day I was experiencing waves of anxiety as I remembered small and huge tasks I needed to complete today. Actually completing the tasks distracted the anxiety. Now as I reflect on the day and on what lies just a few hours ahead of me I am again a bit anxious.
I am really looking forward to "getting comfortable" in El Salvador, by which I mean, finding my place and knowing what to do. I feel somewhat in the dark after being away for four years and hearing bits of news from so many different people. I know that I don't need to have expectations about what it will be like, but I have a hard time turning off my worrying brain sometimes.
My poor dog, Lucy, has been paranoid all week. My younger sister left for camp just as I returned from Knox with all my bags and boxes. Lucy does not like suitcases being carted around, she knows someone is leaving. She has been following me around all day as I rush around the house gathering things to pack. I suppose she is used to it though, I am really never home for too long.
It was hard being home again knowing I couldn't quite settle in all week. I'll certainly miss my family but I am away from them all year and it's not out of the ordinary not to see them for two months.... Brian on the other hand...I see him almost everyday, almost all year (well I see him a lot) so it was definitely a challenge ending our phone conversation this evening. Thanks to Brian for helping to "Send Me on My Way."
I just read my journal entry from the last time I was in El Salvador. I really only wrote about the journey to El Salvador and the first day we were there. It didn't really provide me with much insight. I do know that this time around will be completely different. I have some idea what to expect and I know that it is going to be an amazing experience. I do hope that our (Paul, Lynn, Brad and I) involvement with the Pastoral Team and with El Salvador in this project will create opportunities for others to follow, or at least plant ideas.
With just over 4 hours remaining until my alarm clock will wake me I must draw this post to a close.
Farewell America!
posted by Ashley at 11:48 PM
1 Comments:
I tried to write more but it was just fluff because all i want to say is I'm thinking of you, knowing all is going well! :) ~Steph
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