South Africa

  1. Mountains…I love them.
  2. Running with ostrich, zebra, springbok and other animals.
  3. Running in the mountains is HARD, but amazing
  4. Shame—as in when something bad happens
  5. Sharp (pronounced “shop” and is with thumbs up)
  6. Dumela (hello)
  7. Big bugs=gross
  8. Quantum–our vehicle we ride in most of the time
  9. The Living Room
  10. Rain means no internet
  11. Up the hill=where the houses for the interns and the Living Room are
  12. Down the hill=reception, cabins, staff housing
  13. Everest, Eagle, Mooihok are the mountains
  14. Launch Pad=after-school discipleship classes
  15. Skype=my friend :)
  16. Getting e-mails makes me smile
  17. Sitting on my deck is fabulous
  18. Zebra Road is the longer, windy road that I sometimes run
  19. Church is on Thursdays
  20. If I say I get to go to “Town” that means Harrismith and we go every Thursday
  21. “The Interns”=Allen, Amiel, Andrew, Sam, Tara, Chelsea, Jen, Katy
  22. The weekends means we make our own food!!
  23. My deck is awesome!
  24. Sam and I have a shared love for baking.
  25. Now now means in a little while
  26. Fridays make my heart happy
  27. Tortillas at the grocery store are super exciting
  28. Avocado sandwiches are delicious
  29. Prison Break is addicting
  30. Sometimes it’s so cold that you fit as many people on a couch as possible
  31. Being in the loft is fabulous because warm air rises
  32. Craving Cinnamon Crunch Bagels, Tortilla Chips with Salsa, and cereal (Special K with Red Berries and Kashi)
  33. CooCooCooCoo 6:30
  34. CawCaw. The Holy Spirit
  35. Bringing sleeping bag around to keep warm
  36. Can’t remember the last time I blow dried my hair
  37. Scarf boy.
  38. Peanut butter and honey in Swazi
  39. But it’s okay.
  40. It’s not really 24/7. It’s 20/20
  41. Sunrises from my bed are gorgeous
  42. I hate…. (in reference to twizzlers and other random things)
  43. 4th of July at Spur complete with sparklers
  44. Stargazing=amazing. so many shooting stars
  45. Building a house out of mud bricks
  46. Hot water bottles sure keep you warm
  47. Lady bugs are everywhere…
  48. Cleaning days=folded up laundry and a super neat room
  49. Clarens is a cute little touristy town about an hour away
  50. What’s the countdown? (for parent days and end of the year)
  51. I hurt… (after getting knocked on the head with a stick)
  52. Ke a o rata (I love you)
  53. Carrie and I living ridiculously similar lives
  54. Strawberries!!! they’re rare here so when you find them you’re excited
  55. Non-chicken
  56. Nando’s Mediterranean sauce
  57. I could eat falafel all the time
  58. Pitas! and hummus
  59. Pictures all over my walls along with notes and scripture
  60. Colder inside than out
  61. Packages make my heart happy
  62. Pancakes from the cafe or Clarens are amazing…yum
  63. that’s africa for you/TIA
  64. I want to be somewhere…warm….like the beach–let’s go to the coast
  65. hi
  66. hey you
  67. Next Steppers=summer interns
  68. funnel cake
  69. rainy days and someone making pancakes for me make my heart happy
  70. Coffee bar is where teams hang out
  71. Trying on and discarding multiple outfits because you’re sick of wearing the same clothes for however many months
  72. Tutoring at Khanye
  73. Christmas in July complete with white elephant (I got Real Simple magazines!)
  74. Talking in the kitchen
  75. High ropes and low ropes
  76. Secret balancing board
  77. Walks with June
  78. Napping in the car
  79. “Shredding”
  80. Abseiling down 8 stories
  81. Cape Town
  82. Table mountain, icky cable cars, eating delicious food, wine country (Adelspatz is delicious), shopping, hair cut, V&A
  83. Laying it all out on the table…transparency, nothing hidden
  84. Saying good-bye for an undefined time
  85. Tears running down my face
  86. Missing Lindo
  87. Reading a ridiculous amount of books on vacation
  88. Family days
  89. Family meetings
  90. Need for healing and restoration
  91. Love is patient, love never fails, love always hopes, always perseveres, always protects
  92. Learning how to block
  93. Hope
  94. Focusing on God Only
  95. 1 Samuel 12:16
  96. Soccer game in Qwa Qwa
  97. Pastor’s conference
  98. Volunteers
  99. Armor of God at Hope House
  100. Wii night
  101. Girls day in Clarens
  102. Painting a big canvas
  103. Climbing trees
  104. Being ME
  105. Learning to live out and stand on His promises
  106. God bringing healing and change
  107. Letting go
  108. Laying it at the cross

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