25 Days!

How crazy is that?! It would be 30, but due to some scheduling changes I am now leaving on the 27th of May and getting home the 28th. I am SO excited!

This morning I ate breakfast with Rich Conroy, the logistics manager at Arcadia's study abroad office. Martha is possibly going to a conference in London this week, so he came to hang around while she is gone. I only had one meal with him, but he seems like he is totally awesome. He is really cool and genuine and they should probably just have him run CEA. It is weird to have someone from the States here because it makes me remember how different everything seemed when I first got here.

And Dad comes on Monday! Woohoo! It looks like this will be my busiest week so far, but once I get through the work I have to do today, I think I will be good.

Thursday night my friends Marjana and Laura slept over. Marjana is from Finland and Laura is from Chicago. They are studying theology at Makumira for the semester. I really, really like them because they have very similar understanding of the role of missionaries (historically and today) as me, but they are religious. I think it's important that there are people here who are both religious and not on a mission. Also, we have a lot of interesting conversations because they are having totally different experiences than I am because they live on campus.

Mostly I'm just really excited that Dad is coming and I am going to see everyone from home soon. If there is anyone out there who wants me to teach them Swahili, please tell me because I am going to need a way of practicing.

<3
Sarah