Getting things started

I guess I should have started blogging years ago. Maybe when blogs were first "cool" and I made my first trip to Malaysia when I was sixteen. Or maybe when I took a semester off to figure things out and ended up in Vietnam three times and Cambodia twice in a year and a half.

BUT, as with everything else I'm learning lately, God usually has a different plan for me than I actually have for myself. Three years ago I thought I would be going into my last year of nursing school this fall, working on securing a nice hospital job, and looking at paying off my loans and finally moving to where my heart is-- Vietnam. Instead, I'm sitting on my living room couch blogging away my jet lag from getting home last week from my latest trip to SE Asia. I'm looking at 5-6 more years of school since I decided to switch majors to liberal studies (California speak for elementary education). I'm jobless, and haven't had any luck securing work since I moved to San Diego over a year ago.

Funny how things turn out. A few months ago I was devastated that my educational life was turning upside-down. Now? I can see already how God is using that for good. I hate school. Hate it. Can't stand it. And now that I'm looking at half a dozen more years of schooling.. I couldn't be happier. On this last trip to Vietnam I met more amazing people than I could explain. I can see God tying loose ends together already and teaching me more in seven weeks than I thought possible.

Long story short, I'm ready. I'm ready for what lies ahead and where else I can go. I'm ready to start this journey with a new outlook and trusting God with what lies ahead. Not to be corny or anything. I guess sometimes cliches work the best. Sometimes. Okay, I'm done.