Here I was, just nicely sipping on a bottle of strawberry lemon water when I realized, I’t been over a month since my last post! PTL for Monica or else this blog would just be taking up space on my login page. Thanks Monica! This post for me is a bit of a confession: I had a bad attitude for the first few months I was here. I complained quite often, and vented my frustrations more frequently than I would like to admit! My job and work hours were not what I was expecting, and a 3-4 hour round trip commute was not in the plan either. Still! It was no excuse for my attitude. I am happy to report, though, that the Good Lord woke me up. Nothing besides my commute has change, in fact, some things at the office became worse for a while. God has helped me to adapt to a situation that I assumed would drain the life from me. He taught me many different ways to utilize 7-9 free hours at a desk a day. I have not so thoroughly enjoyed my love of reading this much since high school! I’ve read over a dozen books these past couple months. I’ve also been privileged to read countless articles on a plethora of subjects. (Some of these articles contain odd information that I like to blurt out at random. Talk about some fun times for Monica.) I am learning new gardening tips and my taste in music has expanded in ways that I did not think it would. As an added bonus, He has let me nearly master a couple of techniques of teaching that use to terrify me. I’ve even been privileged enough to have some of the children (even though we cannot communicate effectively) come to love having my classes! I am often greeted by a chorus of “Berney! Berney!” As I walk through on class day. Each class has become increasingly rewarding as both the children and myself are learning something new. I am learning new life skills such as: breaking up fights, pacifying crying toddlers, how to quell the fears of a child who’s never been close to a foreigner, and how to laugh at and make a fool of myself – on purpose – freely.

I do still have my days of, “Nope, I am so done”, but they are swiftly decreasing. So many things learned; so many things still to learn!