picture... singular

well, this is the only picture i have up so far. i forgot to bring my flashdrive with me to sydney, so this is all you're getting for now. but, this is basically one of the views i get to see every day. i can't remember what this place is called, but it's only a little ways from where i live. it's beautiful out here! aren't you jealous? well, there are more pictures coming when i get the chance. our internet at school is slow and very unpredictable. so, who knows when the next one will be coming. but rest assured, it'll come sometime.

anyways, it's going great out here. lonely at times, but good. well, i don't have much time to write now, but i thought i'd send out one single picture so you'd know that i'm actually here and not just hiding in my closet back in canada, saying that i'm in australia. good night!

away from home... long term

I'M IN AUSTRALIA!

can you believe it? no, it's crazy. i know! i love it. it's so beautiful here. i'm sure most of you got my email already, and i don't have much time to write terribly much. i hope that soon i'll have email at the school so i can download pictures and post them up. but for now, you'll have to rely on my boring talking... and even that is rare. hopefully you haven't forgotten about me, since i hardly ever make posts on here. but i'm sure that as soon as the school has internet, i'll be able to update more. i find myself emailing people like crazy when i finally get to a computer (which is twice a week, and only for an hour). so, i usually email people at that time.

anyway, australia is gorgeous. the weather is incredible. it's funny though, because i prefer to wear long-sleeved shirts as well as pants, and the rest of the students and staff are in t-shirts and shorts. they're constantly making fun of me for that. or asking me if i'm not boiling! of course i'm boiling! i just hate t-shirts. anyway, that's my rant.

life is good. it feels like camp here though. it's weird to think that this is actually my lifestyle for just less than a year. weird, very weird. but, it's good. i'm missing friends and family a lot. it gets lonely at times, because i have a hard time opening up to people. so i like to keep feelings to myself, which makes it hard at times. but, God's opening my heart. of course, he's opening my heart to other areas of my heart... which is definitely painful at times! but, i know that as he works on my heart, it'll open more freely to those around me.

God bless you all! i miss you and love you. tell me how you're doing!

ps- my head is shaved... i have about 1/4 inch of hair. it's awesome. i love it. i'm daring... i guess.