So I started this blog thing as a way to share with everyone my life in Budapest. I hope I will be able to keep up with it regularly, and keep ya'll entertained! Actually, I just want you to be informed, and if you are also entertained, that's just a little bonus!

Yesterday the calendar rolled over to a new month, October. Normally this is something I am super excited about, and in the honor of my favorite season, Fall, I would contemplate throwing a small party, or even plan a parade . The changes are eminent as the air becomes crisp and this refreshing new breeze, that not only causes the leaves to fall, brings with it a sense of excitement and unknown. But this year, this time, it is a bit different. October is the month I leave. In nine days I will board a plane (well actually three different planes) headed for Budapest, Hungary. This is something I have wanted my whole life; to live in another country, experience a new culture, travel, and adventures. But now that it is here, and so close, the feelings of apprehension and uncertainty are beginning to surface. I mean, what was I thinking agreeing to leave the life I know, the one that is comfortable and easy, for one filled with unknowns and where I probably won't fit. A life that requires me to squeeze all of my possessions into a few bags, (if you don't know me very well you might not understand why this is a big deal) a life with no cell phone, and no clothes dryer. Besides that, I'm leaving my family, my friends, and my puppy (actually she's really old) and my sister keeps teasing me that she might die while I'm gone. (Don't laugh, that would be really traumatic!) All that to say, this is not going to be easy. But then I think about it and I have to remember. It is not my life. When I honestly said to God, "I will go where you want me, and live only for you" I think He took me seriously. Ha. I also have to think about what Jesus did for us. He left heaven, his home, where I can only imagine it was pretty comfortable, and came down here. Earth. It has some nice places, some incredible places actually, but in no way can it even compare with Heaven. He left all of that to come here, and then to top it all off, to die for us? Yeah, after that I find myself able to do nothing but what He asks of me.

I am really excited too though! I don't want to make it sound like I'm totally against this. There are just so many thoughts and questions I never really can sort all of my feelings out. Just pray that on the morning of the 12th I will not only have everything ready to go, but that my feeling and emotions will be controlled and able to handle leaving.

Ok, that should be enough for today. Check back for more of my crazy ramblings and maybe even a few pictures. I just got a new camera, so I will probably find an excuse to use it and post some pictures!