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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
I Like Walking...
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Living Overseas!
Today I watched a few episodes of House Hunters International. It's not something I should do very often, because now I really want to drop everything I am doing and go and live in Europe somewhere for a couple of years ;) The culture and language and work environment would be an adjustment but I think I would learn to love it.
I love traveling. I've been to 19 different countries and have lived in 4 of those countries. I like having a home base in a foreign place and then having adventures while there. I first lived abroad when I was 10 years old and my family moved to Moscow, Russia for a year and a half for my dad's work. Living there we made friends with the Russians, other foreigners and got to travel to different parts of Russia as well as 8 new countries (at least for me, they were new). That was quite the way to start off my foreign living experiences.
My second experience living abroad was 11 years later on my mission to Ukraine. Living in Ukraine, I didn't get the whole touristy thing as much, since I was a missionary, but it was an awesome experience preaching the Gospel to the Ukrainian people and getting immersed in the culture by getting to know and love and serve the people for a year and a half.
My third experience living abroad was my semester abroad to Jerusalem. Attending classes and then taking field trips to the places that we just learned about in the classroom was amazing! The stories from the Bible really came to life for me and walking where Jesus might have walked was pretty amazing to think about.
My fourth experience living abroad was teaching English in Taiwan for 6 months. I got to know my students, my roommates, and people from church well. I met some amazing people there and we got to travel to different parts of Taiwan practically every weekend.
I think part of the reason I really loved all of my different foreign living experiences was getting to know the people in each of those places that call that country home. People everywhere are so diverse and yet the same. Every country has their different quirks and mind set and lifestyle and yet they all have the same emotions and the same general desires and goals in life.
I tell you all of these things, not to brag, but to let you know that traveling and living abroad is in my blood (my parents love to travel, most of my siblings love to travel, and I love to travel) and to remind myself NOT to watch House Hunters International too often, otherwise I might just pick up and leave the country unexpectedly. Maybe someday I will end up living in Europe again. Probably not anytime soon, but someday...
I love traveling. I've been to 19 different countries and have lived in 4 of those countries. I like having a home base in a foreign place and then having adventures while there. I first lived abroad when I was 10 years old and my family moved to Moscow, Russia for a year and a half for my dad's work. Living there we made friends with the Russians, other foreigners and got to travel to different parts of Russia as well as 8 new countries (at least for me, they were new). That was quite the way to start off my foreign living experiences.
My second experience living abroad was 11 years later on my mission to Ukraine. Living in Ukraine, I didn't get the whole touristy thing as much, since I was a missionary, but it was an awesome experience preaching the Gospel to the Ukrainian people and getting immersed in the culture by getting to know and love and serve the people for a year and a half.
My third experience living abroad was my semester abroad to Jerusalem. Attending classes and then taking field trips to the places that we just learned about in the classroom was amazing! The stories from the Bible really came to life for me and walking where Jesus might have walked was pretty amazing to think about.
My fourth experience living abroad was teaching English in Taiwan for 6 months. I got to know my students, my roommates, and people from church well. I met some amazing people there and we got to travel to different parts of Taiwan practically every weekend.
I think part of the reason I really loved all of my different foreign living experiences was getting to know the people in each of those places that call that country home. People everywhere are so diverse and yet the same. Every country has their different quirks and mind set and lifestyle and yet they all have the same emotions and the same general desires and goals in life.
I tell you all of these things, not to brag, but to let you know that traveling and living abroad is in my blood (my parents love to travel, most of my siblings love to travel, and I love to travel) and to remind myself NOT to watch House Hunters International too often, otherwise I might just pick up and leave the country unexpectedly. Maybe someday I will end up living in Europe again. Probably not anytime soon, but someday...
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