Monastery Trip (about a month ago)

All ten of us girls! Bri, Abbi, Holly, Melissa, Megan, Jessica, Marina, Shannon, Jenna, and Sheri














Marina, Shannon, me, Jessica, and Megan

Last Sunday's Excursion

Me and my friends

Ionut and me (sorry about the bad lighting)
















Holly, Bri, and me















Me, Raluca, Stefana, Jenna, and Marina in the Vila

More Random Pictures

My apartment's living room, with six of the ten girls, before one of our Sunday meetings.




















The Vila (the missionaries popped into this picture by surprise--how perfect!). The Church is on the second floor, and the other floors are used for other things.




















The Spital

Pictures of Iasi

The Scala apartment (where the other girls in the program live)















Some blocs close to the Scala apartment
















Some apartment blocs














The Palat (Cultural Palace)

Pictures! Finally!

My apartment (Podul de Fier).

Close-up of my apartment.

My kitchen with Holly and Bri.

The other side of my kitchen with Marina.

My Angels

Iulia
















Ionut (and Holly)

More Romanian Lessons

My time in Romania is teaching me how to better:
Swallow my pride.
Be inconvenienced.
Appreciate amazing appliances such as microwaves, dishwashers, clothes dryers, and toasters.
Understand what my strengths and weaknesses are.
Make do with what I have.
Wait.
Look for the good in others.
Overlook others' weaknesses and differences.
Control my thoughts.
Interact with people with disabilities.
See things in the context of God's eternal plan for His children.
Be creative in cooking meals.
Resist discouragement and feed hope.
Focus on the beauty and not the ugliness in life.
Know when in a foreign country to say "I don't understand" and when to pretend like you do.
Rely on the Savior--I can't do hard things on my own.