hello.

i decided it was time i update my blog after having a friend ask me if i have to bike a long way to use internet. (I have internet with in ten minutes of my house)

last time i wrote it was still rainy season here. It is now beginning to be the hot season. However just last night there was rain.

I am still enjoying my life here but at the same time looking forward to going home. However as i feel the day of departure getting nearer I feel the realization that I may never see the friends I have made here again becoming clearer.

There are times when I just wish I was home already but there are also, more frequently, times when I feel happy here. Just the other day I felt at peace, complete peace. I will be sad to leave the community that has helped me find that peace.

An average day here for me now looks like this
I get up around 6/6:30
I go to school and teach for a few hours
I walk around town, visit with friends, sit at stores and watch life in Jepara
Eat lunch
maybe sleep in the afternoon
spend the evening at church, choir practice, bible study, meetings.

Last week Friday I was interviewed on the churches radio station in bahasa indonesia. It was a good experience.

That will be all for now, as I need to go back so school and teach!