Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Oh Summer... You're half-way over

"Tutoring."

I hate how that seems to be my answer for every question:
- "What's your schedule look like tomorrow?"
- "What have you been up to?"
- "Why do you have to leave early?"
- "Why are you so tired?"

Oh, why am I so tired?

I've been tutoring like a mad woman for the last three weeks... and now? Now I feel like I've become a mad woman. My summer hasn't been quite the summer I was expecting. Don't get me wrong, its been an absolutely incredible summer so far... just very, very, very different than I was expecting. But let's be honest, how often do things go the way we expect??

So, back in April I was really excited about two possible jobs this summer: one with Opportunity International and one with World Vision. Either one sounded amazing. I was going to get experience working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in my home country. Really, could it get any better?

Maybe not.

Both of the jobs kind of fell through. I then thought I'd work for an English Institute teaching English at companies. Interesting experience, I thought to myself. But for a variety of reasons that didn't end up working out either.

After Deepika and Carina left, I figured I'd just start tutoring until I figured things out. And now, three weeks later, I've been tutoring on an average of five hours a day. I'm losing my mind... really, I am. However, I'm so thankful for the fact that I have jobs... and that I can make money to cover university expenses in the fall. Also, its quite a plus... but my students are fabulous. I love them all :) So it makes tutoring that much better =D

So, with all that being said...

I can't believe its almost July. Summer really is flying by!!

I'm looking forward to a trip to Prado this weekend :) Hopefully that works out!! And then... (you all can be praying about this) my family is hoping to travel to the Colombian coast to do some ministry with a poor school up in Monteria. We'd be teaching some workshops and then helping out and loving people in the slums in the afternoon :)

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