New apartment and fun gardens

Hey guys,
I have now moved into my new apartment (at least the one I will be living in for the next month or two). It is a nice apartment and I am the only one who lives here. It has one bedroom, office, living room, kitchen, balcony with a great view, and bathroom with laundry. I am renting this apartment while this couple goes back to the U.S. for two months. It is about a 20 min walk into town and a at least an hour walk to my school but I like it here. I will still be looking for another place I can move into after that.

The other pictures are from when I was relaxing in this garden the other day. It was such a pretty day. Sitting and people watching while enjoying being outside is one of my favorite things to do here. Most of the pictures are just random and me playing with my camera (I do that a lot).

Right now I find myself just relaxing and getting used to the culture and living here again. I'm glad I haven't started school yet especially since I'm still getting over jet lag. Although I've only been here for a couple of days I already have some babysitting jobs lined up which is really nice.

Things here are going well. I am enjoying my time so far. I start school in about two weeks. My next blog will be after I've started school to let you know how all of that is going.

Teaching Assistant-Heading back to Aix

Hi friends.
Last year at this time I was writing you because I was heading to Aix to study for the semester. Now I am writing again because I am returning to the same region to teach english to children at the french public schools. I will be teaching for 9 months. Currently my room is a disaster as I am trying to prepare and pack to leave in a week and a half. Crazy, so soon. I am really excited about the opportunity I have as well as how God is going to be using me. To be honest I am a little nervous because I have never done this before but am looking forward to everything I am going to learn and all the challenges I will face. Below are some pictures of the town including the main fountain.







Working at Kidder Creek again this summer was so much fun. I was able to minister in a different way because I was the female staff counselor. It was my job to encourage, challenge, love on and listen to the hearts of the staff so that they could more fully love on the kids. It was also fun to have my siblings come to camp and experience God in new ways.

Please feel free to email me or send snail mail and keep me updated on how you are doing. Thank you all for your love and encouragement as I move onto this next stage of life after graduation.