Cape Town, South Africa

Hello everyone!! sorry there aren't any pictures yet, you can expect them at the end of March as I won't have computer access much longer now. We leave on our trip for the Northern Cape starting February 15th! How exciting! we will be traveling to smaller villages etc and working through a missionary organization that reaches smaller groups. There is so much we are going to see and learn, I'm sure!
As for right now, it's so beautiful here but I miss my freedom and home and all of you, terribly! There is always something going on here, from a Braai (African version of a BBQ) to biblestudies, to traveling, to..oh and I'll be starting to play on a girls soccer team here with some of they High school girls, really excited about that, although we don't really have a field- theirs is pretty dusty and messed up..thought nothing could be worse than our muddy fields of Hockinson, well...i was wrong! We also hiked up table mountain yesterday, a 2 hour hike! It was so much fun, and a beautiful view after the clouds parted a bit! After we went up some of our group went down on the cable cars while the rest of us hiked our way back down, except for myself, one of the leaders Mo, and another african who ran down and got back in 40 minutes! haha, my legs were shaking so bad i had to stop multiple times. But it was so fun! and hOt! I haven't been that sweaty since playing soccer in Kona. So I slept great last night and am now sore! Went to a Church called King of Kings today, the pastor is great, although I'm really missing knowing everyone (or almost everyone) at church...can't wait to see you all! For now though, I'm still having fun traveling and experiencing the culture differences here and other things that God has been teaching me. Can't wait to telly you all more! Love forever!!

The Final Days..and Christmas??

This is all I'm Taking!! YIKES!!!

A table a group of us were sitting at, Hawaii Trying out Christmas..

A beautiful Sunset just the other night :)

He was "na-ni" on the slide..

Grinning away on the porch of the "a-o-ha" house

the Aloha House

So here I am, with my laptop for the last time for the next 3 months..what a bittersweet time! haha..okay so I'll have access to Jed and Mel's computer when (and IF ) we have wireless internet! Mom, there is a video here for you to check out, a band was playing and I recognized the song and recorded it for you! :D
I'm basically all packed (and I still have 2.5 days here!) My schedule is looking like this: tomorrow morning at 8:10 all my extras will be stored away, I'll be watching Noah and Jude until 5pm (as Jed and Mel's group is going off campus for the day) Then some free time to..do ...what?? I'm thinking about finishing up my "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. Then Friday we have that day off too..maybe I'll go to the beach for the last day? I'd really like to- but who knows? and then: Saturday lot's of last minute cleaning and washing things and packing and then...we head off!! YIKES! our flight leaves at 9pm, then we fly into Denver CO. Then from there we land in London, England at 6am! we have a 14 hour stop here, so some of us can crash in a hotel room and some of us will go and explore (hopefully Kath will help us out :D, she lives there, and is on our team) Then from there we fly to South Africa and arrive 2 days before Christmas!! How exciting hey?? so you all enjoy your families, and I'll miss mine and you. However, I will enjoy myself and take tons of pictures of goofy things. Just for you too. Aren't I nice?? Hope you all Have a Merry Christmas!!

Jackie told me NOT to post these.

haha...okay so here are a few pictures of my room with my roomies..and- it's a MESS. Okay so I have to say honestly it's not always this bad. Just that we are all getting ready to move out and on to our different outreaches..so things are a bit unsettled. Either way they are now POSTED. YES. At this moment, I am listening to Christmas music typing madly away at my computer as the girls chill, seriously chill. It's SO cold here! 70 degrees! sheesh. I'm shivering! ..anyway... Tonight Jude was lucky enough to go with his parents on outreach so it was just Noah and I hanging out. We took some pictures, drove some cars around, got ready for bed, twirled in circles, talked about legos and snuggly bears, played nurse..okay so a typical child night. I love those! :) I'm also pretty excited because this thursday our choir is performing in the Ohana court in front of everyone, our Christmas concert! yikes! :) I'm praying all will go smoothly! (oh this other picture is of Melo and I trying on our hats that we were given from Grandma Aho) :D

Noah and the secret Intelligence

Seriously people. I think I know less and less every day! Noah however, seems to be smarter every time I turn around! I have to pray constantly that he only learns good things! As his cute green eyes miss nothing it seems! Here is his latest: (He saw me cutting up his food and wanted to do what I did!)

Late-night thoughts..

wow. I am SO blog-inept! I can't figure out a whole lot..sigh!! oh well, I'm trying! Today was a beautiful Hawaiian day! Went to Living Stones Church, then to the beach with Karine, my friend from Norway. The beach was beautiful! the ocean was warm and the waves weren't too crazy- and thanks to Enzo (Karine's son) I felt like I knew what I was doing and didn't get beat up like I did before! After enjoying the beautiful beach and sun, we headed to the little shops down town to check things out there, hitching a ride with an older couple. They were really sweet and it was an un-planned attempt to witness Christ to them! :) We found this new little shop where the lady Alina makes candles right in front of you- beautiful scents!! I took some pictures and will load them shortly.. bought one that I helped her create! An awesome business idea and I really think she'll go far! Anyway, only 2 more weeks left here! Then we head off to South Africa...! yikes! :) a little nervous but God is in control!!