left my voice in Ft. Laudy...

i wish I could go through all of the craziness that today has been. but quiet time starts in 15 minutes so i think i'm required to be up in the dorms by then. today has been a day of learning the ropes and the rules. like: if its yellow, let it mellow. also, no TP in the toilets. don't walk on the grass: it's watered with "recycled" water, and that's why its sooo green and fertilized. no video skype. but i think voice chat skype is okay. showers are cold. electric is turned off from 1-5. breakfast is 6:30 on MWF, and prayer is at 7 those days. School starts at 8:15. we get a break from 10-10:15, and my class will end at 12:15. I'm teaching pre-k and kindergarden aged students. there is no curriculum. free reign. which means, i have no clue what i'm doing. quiet time starts at 9, lights out (literally, the generator shuts off) at 10. I have yet to see many electrical outlets. i'm living in the dorms, until i move into staff housing. i will sleep in a mosquito net for the next 4 months. i won't wear white much more often. we wash our clothes by hand. i will learn to like hotdogs, as i hear they are the other food served here, opposed to rice and beans. which i will also learn to like rice. and, hot dogs in spaghetti for sunday night dinners. the water is filtered, but still doesn't taste right. most people are on volunteer teams, that are coming and going on short term outreaches from other YWAM bases. theres 6 teachers. and they are all really sweet and have been very helpful and inclusive.

it is beautiful here. there's dust everywhere, most of the buildings don't have full walls, and my apartment will only have a roof, no ceiling. i can't get over the mountains and the ocean. so beautiful. flying in was perfect. leaving the airport i felt that feeling that I was right were i needed to be. i wish i could go into great detail, and i am really going to charge myself to do that tomorrow after my first day teaching so that i don't forget this very, very special day.

i love you all and miss you guys already so much. especially knowing that i wont be able to vid chat like i thought. stupid bandwidth. keep me in your prayers and def send all the encouragement you feel like!

i'll have pretty steady internet access and will be able to receive texts. love you!