Ok so it's been almost two years since my last post, probably not the best.  Here's what is going on.  I work at Barnes & Noble, I read books, I chill with lots of odd people.  That's my life at the moment.  Not thrilling, but it works.  Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and as a perpetually single person, I feel like celebrating with a good book while ( Read more... )

So I began classes yesterday. It was interesting. Picture this: Your favorite professor using you as an example of a perfectly good student who sucks at writing papers and then mentions your lack of a sex life. My life never gets dull. Fortunately I have a very good sense of humor ( Read more... )

Hello all! Yes I know...Rachel isn't out of the country, so why is she journalling? Well, I thought I would get myself back in the habit so that I do a better job in April (when I go to Tunisia!). I am in DC for Spring Break with Jenn and Jenny...yes I know, a bit redundant, but rather enjoyable. Today we went to the Smithsonian and had a blast ( Read more... )

So I know all of you will be absolutely shocked, but yes, I am posting while still in America! I've been getting comments from random people lately and it suddenly occurred to me that other people actually find reading my posts interesting...very intriguing idea ( Read more... )

So here I am, back in the Buckeye state. My flight home was better than the one going there, but I still had to contend with plenty of screaming toddlers and infants. I managed to get some sleep and God blessed me with the last seat on the plane from NYC to Cincinnati (which was very overbooked). Right now the only things on my plate are Mary ( Read more... )

Alrighty, the time on my internet connection is about to run out, so I will give a brief update. A couple of weekends ago I went to a Shebeebeh (youth) camp and it was awesome. I made tons of friends. This week I am running like a mad woman to spend time with all of my Arab friends before I leave. I am currently in Petra (an Ancient city built ( Read more... )

Ok so my last post probably baffled many, so I thought I would follow a friend's example. This won't clear much up, but this is the song that has sort of been the theme for my summer and our team. Parts of it are extremely relavant to our circumstances ( Read more... )

Hey all! Sorry I haven't posted for a while! My internet access has been severely limited. This week I had an awesome time just fellowshipping with my teammates and spending time with God. I was praying one day and God gave me a very clear vision of my purpose. (Unfortunately this is not the best forum, so I will try to be discreet.) Sarah ( Read more... )

Ok so I haven't been keeping up with my journal very well, so this may take a while. Jerash was awesome and I especially loved the food! I could definitely get used to eating like that regularly. I was very excited to see, however, that the food has not affected my weight and I have even lost 8 pounds from all the walking we have been doing ( Read more... )

Sorry that I haven't posted in a while...life caught up with me. Our group went to Jerash on Friday which is the site of some truly awesome Roman ruins! It is a bit weird because the ruins are not roped off or anything so people can just climb all over them, which some of my group did. Once again it was a bit of an ordeal just to get there...at ( Read more... )