Just what you've all been waiting for...

Hello everyone!

I have had internet in my apartment for awhile now, but I haven't had time to update my blog and bring you all up to date on my adventures and experiences in my time here in the DR so far. Until today! Today school is canceled because of the hurricane. The funny thing is that it is a gorgeous day! It's hot and sunny and beautiful! It's supposed to be stormy later, but it's nice right now. We're all relaxing and enjoying a day off of school.

I guess I'll start at the very beginning...a very good place to start. :)

Goodbye for now, family. When they dropped me off.

My new friend Andrea and I with all our stuff at the Indy airport.

I have two roommates - Robin and Mindy. We are getting along great, and they are such a blessing to me! I'm so thankful for both of them. We don't really have a good picture of us yet...I will post one later when we do.

Our apartment is great. We love it! It's so much nicer than I had expected, even though I don't really know what I expected. It's very roomy and cheery. Here are some pictures...

Our apartment building: Residencial Hortensia 1.
Our apartment is the 3rd floor on the right.


Our front door...yes, I live in jail. Haha!


Our borrowed couch.
(Our walls are a nice pastel yellow, which makes it very cheery and happy.)



Our borrowed plastic chairs. This room and the room with the couch are connected.
It's one big living room/dining room area.


Our hallway.
(In this picture, the couch is to the left and the chairs are to the right.)


Our kitchen.

My bedroom...no sheets on the bed yet because we had just walked in the door!

The bathroom Mindy and I share.

The view out of my window.
This house alarm goes off almost every morning at 6:15.


The view out our front window...
Bob and Janna's apartment...two people we love a lot!
They have done so much to welcome us and to make our arrival here easier.
He is the spiritual life coordinator at the school.

Random picture from our beach trip. Christine, me, Andrea, Christy.

Our hotel at the beach.

Dinner on the beach. Mindy (roommate), Corrie, and me.

Well, I think that is enough for now. It took me a long time because it is the first time I have added pictures. I'll have to tell stories of my adventures later. For now I'll just say that I'm loving it here, things are going well at school, and God is good! :)