September 9, 2012

adventures in Kentucky and Ohio

 Let me catch you up on my life with a few delightful pictures. 
This is my lovely room.  I put lots of important things on the wall, like bible verses, pictures of friends, artifacts from Haiti, and letters from the Doctor (Doctor Who).  
 
 This is my closet, which is lovingly littered with beautiful notes and drawings, mostly from my kids in Haiti.  It somehow simultaneously comforts me and makes me miss them more.

 Jamie, one of my best friends, had a birthday last week.  Happy birthday, Jamie! 
 My hall is called the Jungle, so we dressed accordingly for the All Hall event in the dorm.
 
 We had our first hall event, and we got Henna!  Henna is a lot more awesome than I had ever realized.  I am so glad to be on such a culture-loving hall!

 Last weekend, Jessica and I ventured to Bowling Green, KY.  We were blessed with the opportunity to visit Flea Land!  It was a hilarious time.  Who knew that diabetics need special socks?
 The thing I've enjoyed the most is beautiful bonding time with my best friends.  It's fantastic to be around these wonderful people again.

This is Aliyaha, the five year old I mentor.  We always have too much fun, and it ends with her falling asleep in the car on the way back to her house.  She's got a lot of attitude, but I'm glad she's a part of my life.
 
 One of my classes this semester is Disc Golf.  I'm not great, but it's definitely more exciting and more relaxing than classes like New Testament End Times.

This is one of my best friends in the whole world, Kristen!  She and I met this lovely puppy in Kresge Lobby.  His name is Sylar!
 
 The Romans were here for a few days, and I was glad to have family time. 
 We even went to Red Robin.  Yum.

This weekend, Jessica and I had a fantastic time visiting South Solon, Ohio.  Jessica knows some people there, and we got to participate in their missionary conference throughout the weekend.  We saw this creepy half mannequin on a porch by the church.
  
South Solon doesn't have any businesses.  I didn't know there were still towns in America without a single business.  We delighted in the fact that the only place to get a snack in the town is a vending machine in front of someone's house.
 
 Jessica read me a bedtime story Friday night.
And Saturday night.


Anyhow, it's been a great couple of weeks.  As a senior, I've been spending a lot of time trying to figure out my future.  I'm considering a 15 month apprenticeship in "Little India" in England.  So please pray for me to be able to discern if this opportunity is right for me.  No matter what missionary endeavor I choose, I will probably have to be fundraising a lot, so please pray for that too!

Love,
Shelbs

1 comment:

  1. "'Little India' in England"...Where? Would this be a part of London or somewhere else in England? And does one have to be a missions major to do such a thing? Because I love Jesus and I love England...

    Also, your pictures are amazing and hilarious, especially the mannequin! And I want to read your letters from the Doctor. :)

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