Travelling
Calgary is very foggy at the moment, and has been the past couple of days also! As of today, I only have two weeks left here, and I'm very much looking forward to returning home! Normally I wouldn't tell my family the exact date I am coming home because it's always fun to surprise them (even though they nearly choke me with their hugs!), but in this case I am planning on flying home and I know that they all enjoy a trip to the airport and would probably have fun coming to pick me up - guessing which plane I might be on, and such. I remember how happy and excited they were to both see my 19-year-old sister and the airport when she returned from her volunteer trip last summer!
I had been thinking about going to Vancouver to see my relatives (most of whom I've never met) while I'm here, but I've decided not to. On the one hand, it would be cheaper and easier to get to Vancouver from Calgary, but on the other, I don't want to be in Calgary longer than I have to be. And in my mind, I can't justify spending $300 on a plane ticket for just a weekend. Maybe someday I will still go, but I will have to have a firm focus in mind, such as being able to put a ton of effort into passing out tracts (perhaps with my friend Janet), and be able to stay longer. In that case, I think spending the $600 or so for a plane ticket would be worth it. Also, perhaps one day I will be able to go there together with my sister, and I think that would be more enjoyable than travelling alone. In any case, I really just want to do what would please God most, and put my money toward that! No travelling for the sake of travelling for me! Not that I think it's wrong to travel (I do it a lot!) but there are so many reasons for travel that are more worldly, and I just don't want to have worldly reasons for travelling.
I had been thinking about going to Vancouver to see my relatives (most of whom I've never met) while I'm here, but I've decided not to. On the one hand, it would be cheaper and easier to get to Vancouver from Calgary, but on the other, I don't want to be in Calgary longer than I have to be. And in my mind, I can't justify spending $300 on a plane ticket for just a weekend. Maybe someday I will still go, but I will have to have a firm focus in mind, such as being able to put a ton of effort into passing out tracts (perhaps with my friend Janet), and be able to stay longer. In that case, I think spending the $600 or so for a plane ticket would be worth it. Also, perhaps one day I will be able to go there together with my sister, and I think that would be more enjoyable than travelling alone. In any case, I really just want to do what would please God most, and put my money toward that! No travelling for the sake of travelling for me! Not that I think it's wrong to travel (I do it a lot!) but there are so many reasons for travel that are more worldly, and I just don't want to have worldly reasons for travelling.