Hello All!!
Life here is settling into a rhythm… slowly. It still feels a little bit like one of those pieces of music that you only see the base cords but you have no idea what the melody line or accents are going to be!

One really cool thing that happened was that I went to an ARABIC WEDDING!!! Haha… I tell you.. being in a room with around 1,000 other traditionally Arabic women was intense. B/c it was very traditional we were not allowed to take pictures either...sorry! The men and women were in seperate rooms and the bride sat up on this platform on a big couch all ordained in rhinestones and silk like a queen. They had very loud music booming the whole time, and everyone was seated at tables with food. I went with a friend that I met here who was not local herself but knew the sister of the bride! I had to put my outfit together rather quickly…. And most of the dresses there would have shamed the ones that people wear to prom.. but I got my hair done at a salon… and wore more make-up then I have ever worn in my life, wore a black floor-length dress, and rhinestones….. and I was still underdressed!!!! Crazy! Coolest part of the wedding was when the groom got to come collect his bride… he came with a couple of close members of the family and they threw out money while they walked up the stage-like thing and the children and nannies were able to collect it! Most terrifying part: when me and the person I went with were invited to dance with like the only other 15 people, and then went up to see the bride. Overall: I hope I get invited to another wedding!! It was fun!!

I’m really enjoying the church that I’m going to called Redeemer. It’s a church plant that is just starting! So there is a lot of energy and some really solid people in it! Also, I’m participating in a Bible study on the book of Romans with other college students from the area. The first meeting for that went really well and I really enjoyed it! It’s great to be with people who are my age and study the Word with them.

Work is going well! I get to ‘test the machines’ while I’m at work so it has usually consisted of me going to work, working-out, talking to people and then maybe doing a little bit of paper work…then coming home!! Hard stuff... I know!

But…. It will get harder. School is starting, and so that means that I’m going to have to start being motivated and actually work! Well… that’s all for right now! I’ll write more later!
p.s. the picture is of Heather (one of the girl’s that is staying for the semester) and me riding a camel over the J-term trip!! :)