Last night I had an interesting dream. I think that I was a missionary (at the least, I was a visitor with a purpose of some sort) to a large tavern-turned-orphanage in a medium sized, very old village in the mountains in Russia (or perhaps some other Eastern European country). There were mainly just girls at this place. I can't remember seeing any males except for a couple that I came with and the director of the place. I remember a very skinny black girl with some white beads in her hair who was eating porridge and watching me. There was an older girl, maybe around my age or a little younger, who was obviously a leader among the people there. She had straight blonde hair and a long white flowing skirt. I think the orphanage made and sold clothes for their keep. The mountains outside were gorgeous. The building was very beautiful, too, though it was quite dark. We were being shown around the building and then to a small hidden room up some stairs. It seemed to be a planning room, and we were there to be trained for something.

I don't remember many more details.

Every night for the past week or two I've had dreams of traveling. Mostly in Bavaria. Some in New York. Last night it was Japan.

Prophetic? I hope so. =)

Well, maybe blogging regularly is not for me.

I am really liking my job. Who knows where it will lead. But, I suppose that doesn't matter. My pastor today said some things that went straight to me. He used the verse John 4:35 - "Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest." I've been worrying too much about where I'll be going eventually and how I can get there. I've been discrediting the things that are going on in my life right now. It was really good to get a slap in the face sort of sermon today.

I've joined two soccer teams, one non-competitive coed indoor and one competitive women's outdoor. Both are wonderful. I had forgotten how much I love to play soccer.

The next time someone uses the words 'sexy' and 'sustainability' in the same sentence again, I'm going to kick them in the teeth.

I got the job. ^_^

So, this summer has been a whole lot of waiting around. I'm waiting now to hear about a job I interviewed for in Fayetteville. The idea of moving back to Fayetteville has been growing on my quite a bit.

I like running. Unfortunately, my knees don't.

In the Skin of a Lion is my new favorite Ondaatje novel.

I'd like to study Qigong. I'm just not sure where I can do it that doesn't involve a several hours drive.

Happy August! 20ish days before I don't have to start classes! ^_^

Oh! Canada

Toronto last week was a complete blast. My friend Suvish and I painted the town red and had some interesting adventures. Below are a few of them.

1. The first full day we walked from about 10am until 11:30pm in downtown. We got to stand on top of the world at the CN Tower.















We also met some crazy people.




















Something we learned at Kensington Market was that Wasabi truffles are not a good idea.
Something that is a good idea, though, is this:
















Next day we hit up Niagara Falls, and took a boat called the Maid of the Mist down to the bottom. We got a little wet.


To finish off the trip we went strawberry picking at a nearby strawberry farm, and then took to a man-made lake and beach for a picnic and some frisbee.


I'd say that it was probably the most fun week I've had in a long time. I was also able to forget for the first time in months that I don't know what I'm doing next.

Oh yeah, one of the biggest highlights of the trip was the procurement of two things that I would give my right arm for: Mangosteen and Guaraná. =)

I think I must be fickle. One day I'm just fine waiting around. The next I'm really anxious. One day I want to go to Korea. The next I want to go to Brazil. The next I want to go to Ireland. The next it starts over. I think this may be because I really don't know what I want, but I know that people probably would like to have a better response from me than "well...I'll probably go somewhere soon" when they ask my post-graduation plans. Or maybe I just want to have a better response for them. I think it's probably the first time in my life I have no definite answer.

In other news: I'm going to Toronto this week!! I'll be visiting my good friend Suvish and we'll be doing a lot of painting the town red. =)