Home for Christmas

          About a week ago, I was talking with one of my roommates who will also be studying “abroad” in New York next semester.   She realized how few weekends she has left at Bethel before she leaves, and we started talking about our upcoming semesters.  She asked me if I’m nervous for Guatemala, and I told her I really wasn’t.  When she asked me why I wasn’t, I had to think about it for a little bit because that is definitely not like me to not be worried about something this major coming up in my life.  I think over the past year and a half I’ve gotten a lot better at handling different obstacles that get thrown at me without completely freaking out.  I told her that I’m studying abroad whether I freak out or not.  I don’t have a choice.  I’ve realized that freaking out is only going to make my time here before I leave less enjoyable.  Kate finds it funny that I freak out more over a discrete test than I do about living in a foreign country for 4 months…yeah I don’t really know why that is.  To be honest, up until now I haven’t really had time to think about my upcoming trip.  My fall semester was super crazy with two math classes and two Spanish classes along with a couple other easier classes.  I was just focused on getting through the semester, and I did it!!  I had my last final this afternoon, and I am now home!  I’m looking forward to my Christmas break followed by a hopefully relaxing January class with plenty of time to hang out with people before I leave for Guatemala.  Please pray for me as I prepare for my trip that I will continue to trust God with all details of the trip.