Greetings to One and All!!
Amazingly, unbelievably, wonderfully, sadly, and exciting-ly, I am savoring the last few hours of my adventure in Belgium. My bags are [almost] completely packed, and at about 9:15 a.m. Belgium Time (3:15 a.m. Ohio time!), tomorrow, I will be heading to the airport for a rather long day of cross-country travel! As with the trip out here, I am actually looking forward to the day of travel. I enjoy airports and flying and just about everything that goes with it. :-) Thank you for your prayers as well though... they always help! :-) The good-byes have so far gone well, although the hardest ones are tomorrow... thank you for your prayers for that as well!
Looking back, it feels like I just arrived only a week ago! It is amazing to me that three months have gone by in the blink of an eye! Little things are reminding me how long I've been gone, however... the thought of having a cell phone, driving a car, understanding billboards and package labels without stopping and wracking my brain for French or Dutch vocabulary, comprehending what just about everybody around me is saying, etc. Perhaps naiively, I am actually looking forward to experiencing some reverse-culture shock, as I am curious to see what kinds of things I've grown accustomed to here that will seem strange at first upon my return to Ohio. :-)
To my dearest friends and family in Ohio... you have no idea how excited I am to see you all again!!!! Being away from you all for so long has only deepened my love, admiration, and appreciation for you!! Saying I can't wait to see you would be an understatement! :-)
Wishing you all a wonderful Monday tomorrow!
In His Love,
MB
Amazingly, unbelievably, wonderfully, sadly, and exciting-ly, I am savoring the last few hours of my adventure in Belgium. My bags are [almost] completely packed, and at about 9:15 a.m. Belgium Time (3:15 a.m. Ohio time!), tomorrow, I will be heading to the airport for a rather long day of cross-country travel! As with the trip out here, I am actually looking forward to the day of travel. I enjoy airports and flying and just about everything that goes with it. :-) Thank you for your prayers as well though... they always help! :-) The good-byes have so far gone well, although the hardest ones are tomorrow... thank you for your prayers for that as well!
Looking back, it feels like I just arrived only a week ago! It is amazing to me that three months have gone by in the blink of an eye! Little things are reminding me how long I've been gone, however... the thought of having a cell phone, driving a car, understanding billboards and package labels without stopping and wracking my brain for French or Dutch vocabulary, comprehending what just about everybody around me is saying, etc. Perhaps naiively, I am actually looking forward to experiencing some reverse-culture shock, as I am curious to see what kinds of things I've grown accustomed to here that will seem strange at first upon my return to Ohio. :-)
To my dearest friends and family in Ohio... you have no idea how excited I am to see you all again!!!! Being away from you all for so long has only deepened my love, admiration, and appreciation for you!! Saying I can't wait to see you would be an understatement! :-)
Wishing you all a wonderful Monday tomorrow!
In His Love,
MB
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