One Week Anniversiry

I've been in Sighisoara for one week now. Time flys when you are trying to adjust to a new culture.

Yesterday Angie and I met with the directors to talk about the program we will be starting. I'm getting more excited to see how it will go. We had to put together a questionnaire that we will take with us to a few families that might want their teens to be enrolled in our program. Next week we will be going on home visits of the teens that may be in our program this summer. There are about 7-8 that might be interested. We need to find out more about their needs before we can fully develop the program. Angie had a vision to develop this program two years ago when she was last here. While here on her visit she notices a teenage boy sitting alone in the park who seemed to have a disability of some kind and it made her think what types of programs are provided for teens with disabilities. After brain storming over this program for the last two years God has brought her back to Romania to try and start a program. Between Angie (an education major), myself (Recreational Therapy major) and one of the Head staff members (social worker), we should be able to come up with a unique program that will hopefully benefit many teens with disabilities.

Mom, you would of been proud of me I ate mushrooms today :-/ I try almost everything once. And I'm finding there are very few things that I do not like.

I made my first purchase today at a store, I bought a yard of ribbon that is the colors of the Romanian flag.

We had our second language class today I was dreading going but it turned out to go fairly smoothly, much better then the first one. I try to use it as much as possible with others so it sticks in my brain. We got our first home work assignment today! I was excited about that and already have it completed.

Pedro, I see random kids kicking around a football (soccer ball) and get very close to running up and kicking the ball around with them. One of these times I will, when I do not have to be some where. I will just go walking around town looking for kids playing soccer :)

I went on a home visit to a families house near by. It was an eye opening experience. Being here has helped me realize what I take for granted back home.

Tomm. we will be traveling to another town where we will lead a Sunday school class by telling a story, playing a couple games, doing a craft and having a snack.

I went out for Pizza tonight with the girls from the other group that is here and our little sister. It was very good and I'm very full now. And one of the girls from our group knew someone else in the pizza place who was also from America. They had both worked at a camp together and now the they were here trying to start a foster care program. Pretty crazy it reminded me of the time that Cherie saw a girl from high school in Spain. What are the chances.

We were given two different books to read:
Romania-Out of the Gray
and
Cross Cultural Connections, on Fridays we will meet with another staff member to discuss the book. I'm enjoying this one much more.

Mark,
If you are reading this we have devotions with the staff on Fridays and they mentioned the Greek word for fellowship (Koinonia) I was like hey I learned about that in Klema class.

I am keeping the people I love back home in my prayers!
Miss you and GN