Sunday Sayings

Wow it's the start of another week already. Time is starting to move much quicker, which just proves that I'm settling into my temporary home. Tonight I went to church and then hung out with a bunch of fellow students and leaders from the church. That is definitely the most homey (yeah, that's a word, right?) experience I've had since hopping across the ocean. I'm really glad to be building a community here, but I know that it's going to make it harder to leave when the time comes.

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