Candid speak.
My mind's been thinking lots about the rest of this year.It's starting to dawn on me that I'll be flying in about 10 weeks time. It's the longest time I've ever been away and it's the first time I'll be in Europe and Japan. Occasionally I get really annoyed at all the logistic/organisation things that has to be done between now and then, but I hope once that's all done, it'll be all smooth sailing.
I've wanted to go to Europe all my life. Even now when I look in the travel section of the SMH I get really excited thinking about how that's going to be me that'll be there in 2 months' time. Especially Italy. Florence, Venice, Pisa, Sienna... even Rome. It's such a beautiful place, the architecture is so magnificent, the food, the art...
I'm really looking forward to my four weeks in London too. It's funny how life has worked out; despite the melodramas, God's been so provident in finding me a really great place to live. It's a Christian hostel and I'm only paying about 12 pounds a night, which is so fantastic (the YHA charges 20 pounds a night in a 10 bed share; here I'm sharing with just one other girl). I'm really excited about living there, cos I think the place is a sort of ministry - it takes in people and hopes to evangelise to some of these people that they're taking in. It's a really neat idea and hopefully I'll get to have some good conversations there.
I don't really get to hang out with med people too much, so it'll be cool to spend four weeks with them. There are so many galleries and museums and things I want to hit; especially the Tate. And of course, being me, I want to go on the London Eye (haha).
I'm currently in negotiations with James about what to do for our last four days in Europe. In three days time I'm making my pitch to him about Paris, and he's making his pitch to me about Prague. I'll keep you posted about who wins.
And then there's Japan. I don't really know what to expect, but increasingly I'm developing a growing fascination with their culture. Their art is really very beautiful... it's very exquisite and delicate, very neat. Hahaha and then there's Jap food. It'll be awesome meeting up with you guys at the fish market too; I really like the idea of meeting up somewhere half way across the world - even though we see each other like, every other week.
But one of the biggest perks of the trip is going back to HK. I have such a soft spot for that place. Getting all nostalgic over childhood confectionery, seeing my relos, getting used to the HK way of things, eating cheap food along the streets, shopping, talking to random ex-pat people also using the Pacific cafe as a hub for free net access...
Before now and then, I'm really looking forward to my rural stint in Muswellbrook. Springtime in Upper Hunter, I can't think of a better holiday. A bunch of people I met from psych are coming up on the weekend and we're going to do the whole wine and cheese thing. That's another thing that I've been so thankful of this year... meeting lots of different people (from being forced to rotate once every 10 weeks) who have all turned out to be really awesome company. But I'll post about that maybe another day, otherwise I'm going to get off on a tangent.
And when I come back from holidaying, I'm really looking forward to mission. I'm going to Cowra for 10 days, and where I'll be doing my bit in talking to the people there about God. I've never gone on mission before, and I don't really know what to expect. But I'm really psyched about it - I've never been very good at talking to strangers about God, and I really hope to learn lots while I'm there.
But the most immediate thing I'm looking forward to is the usual reason why August is always my favourite month of the year. Haven't had a dress up occasion is sooo long, not since the last of the 21st went by us. I don't really care too much for birthdays, the only thing that I really do like is the excuse to call all you people out and eat til we're rolling home.
This is a rather LG moment, for life is good! I am so thankful for every single opportunity He's given me so far, and I just can't wait. It's all kinda surreal actually.
Spring/summer 2005, here I come...
posted by me. @ 12:54 AM
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