Healing heart

I can tell that I have begun to heal the whole I have in my heart after leaving China because I am finally sharing pictures with Johnathan. Many he has never seen from either trip. For once looking at them doesn’t make me cry but instead I am happy and grateful for the chance I…

Night and day

2012-2-9 As yet another night turns into day and my 4 hours of sleep then 2 hours of awake pattern continues, I began thinking about goals. I have only 10 days until my next semester begins. Last semester my only goal was survive. But not that I am neck deep in life in China, I…

WWMJD?

2012-2-10 They said it the other night on gLee and it got me thinking about the mysterious man. I recently had the honor and privilege to help so middle and high school students with their English. During that time I let them pick the topic for the next day. Unanimously chosen was the King of…

What Would Carrie Do?

2012-2-5 Well, for some reason, today I have been totally bummed. Not sure why. Usually I can shake it off pretty easy but today I couldn’t. So I turned to the one sure fired cure for glumliness(yes it is a word because I created it) watch a marathon of Sex and the City. No matter…

My life, My China (pt1)

The story of my crazy quest to get to China and what happens when I do. So many people said I was crazy from the start. Maybe that is part of the drive that has pushed me from a small town in the mid-west to the other-side of the globe. Lesson to everyone: never call…

This is where I hope to write about my trip

I have avoided talking about it for months, at least in any specific terms. It was just too painful. Being on the opposite side of the world from your love. I tried to push the memories away but they keep coming back haunting my dreams. I didn’t want to think about it, much less talk…