where to start...

so much has happened over the last few days that i almost don't know where to start. so i will just write a few things today and then add to them over the next few days...

there has been a few shootings in the area over the last few weeks. one fatal, though not instant. it's kind of weird to have that happening in the city in which i live. while i know it's going on and i even know people who it's affected, it still seems so far away from where i am at. tonight we did door to door prayer in the community and the issues of peace and safety were on the lips of nearly all we met.

my house has turned into an international hotel - it feels like. we have two aussies (me and cate/cath), tim - a brit, naike - an italian, and heather the lone canadian. keeler left today, the last of my initial housemates. strange.

today in part i lost some of my freedom. i got a cell phone. oh i have even converted to calling it that rather than a mobile. kind of sad. i liked not having one. and i didn't like not having one. cell phone. that's about the only language i have taken on. everything else is still very very aussie. i even refuse to calls thongs flip flops even though here thongs are underwear. speaking of thongs, yesterday i spent what felt like forever shopping with matt for thongs, until he decided in the end just to buy contact lenses. good one.

to all my vermont loves, i hope that this new term is brilliant and exciting. i know it's going to be long and that you will all find it tough that i am not there. but don't lose heart. i still love you guys and miss you lots.

and lastly to my bro brad. good one. hope you are very happy. your comment on my space turned out to be prophetic??? sweet.