Bake sale recap

The bake sale was a huge success! I made three snacks: Rice Krispie Treats, Chocolate Chip cookies, and Chocolate Reeses Pieces cookies. Cassie (my room mate) and I went door to door, dorm to dorm and raised a little over $100 in profit. The money is being used to help with the program costs this summer. Thank you for your help, Malone community!

Welcome back

It is so good to be back in Sighisoara again, and even better to be remembered by some of the Veritas staff. I have been trying to mentally prepare myself for all of the changes which might have occurred in the last two years; I knew I couldn't expect everyone and everything to be as I remembered it. I have to say, I have been pleasantly surprised.
Some volunteers and staff members have moved on, and others have come in their place. Old construction projects have been finished, and others have begun. There is a good mixture of the familiar and unfamiliar. It will be a good balance for me, I think. I like knowing my way around parts of the city and recognizing familiar faces. I have so much learning and growing to do, the familiarity is a comfort and confirmation that I am in the right place.
I don't believe it has truly sunk in that I will be living her for the next 3 months. Part of me is incredibly excited to learn the language, the culture, the history, etc... And yet, another part of me is anxious. I have the opportunity, and the challenge, to saturate myself in another culture, learning all I can; three months could be a long time to do that, not to mention a long time to be away from family and friends. But before you think I am starting to doubt myself and God's calling to be here, I am happy to say the adventurous side of me is winning. I am excited for all of the joys and challenges which lie ahead this summer. I know it won't all be easy, but it will be growing and rewarding. It's time to do it!

We're here!

After a long, complex journey, we're here! Exhausted and exhilarated, we're here. Yay! I left Toledo on Tuesday afternoon and finally made it to Sighisoara around 7 o'clock this evening (Thursday), noon in Ohio time. What a trip! There were some flight delays due to weather and volcanic ash, but British Airways was wonderful. They are still my favorite airline - good food, good movies, great service.
Chaille and I found out in Chicago that the delay would make us miss our next flight, so we took a later flight into Bucharest. We landed around eleven, and made it out of the airport at midnight. Out of our group that flew here, (4 women from Olivet University, and Chaille and I), I am the only one who lost a bag. I am so thankful I packed an entire outfit in my carry-on; I never do! My luggage should arrive tomorrow.
Since we landed so late last night, we spent the night with a missionary family in Bucharest. I was so happy to see a mattress! I started the trip with sleep deprivation, and I'm still trying to catch up. So far, jet lag has not been an issue. I'm just tired because there hasn't been time to sleep! We took our time driving to Sighisoara today. We stopped in Sinaia, up in the Carpathian mountains, to see the Peles castle. It was neat to go back, and this time take the indoor tour. The picture at the top of this blog entry came from there. It is such a beautiful place!
As I looked back through some of my older posts, I see there is much I need to bring you up to date on. I will try to work on that in the next few days. Blessings!