The Best of Life

(A view of Athens from Mars Hill)

I sit here writing this entry with only 14 days left of my semester here in Romania. I can barely wrap my head around this fact and keep thinking to myself "where did the time go?" To answer that question would be to write a novel about all of the spectacular things that I have seen and accomplished in the short four months that I have been here. Because I do not have time to write a novel and other homework is beckoning me I will leave you with a taste of the many things that I hold dear to my heart since the beginning of this adventure.

Throughout this semester I learned what it meant to be stretched physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I learned what I, as a person and an individual, was made of. I learned that through teamwork, love, and trust you can achieve many things. I learned that God does not have a language but he has a lot of children. :-)

As a child of God traveling abroad I was able to see the magnificence of his handiwork across the country of Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece. I was immersed in a language, culture, and religious beliefs that were not my own but over time I came to see as both beautiful and inspiring to my own culture and beliefs.

(Enjoying some pizza in Bulgaria)

Learning to grow in community with the students that have come over with me and also with the Romanians I have come into contact with I have learned the true meaning of love and friendship. Many people have asked me how this semester has been and if I would ever want to travel to Romania again. To them I say that this semester has been the best thing that I have done with my life so far and yes, I would travel to Romania again in a heartbeat.

In Christ,
Hollyann