2 months later...

Today marks two full months here in Kyrgyzstan. There have been many ups, and very few downs. Which suits me just fine.

I absolutly love it here. I love the friends I've made, english speaking or not, I love playing Phase Ten and swapping cards with Natasha under the table, I love making ridiculous ammunts of tea for our very thirsty students, watching old episodes of Buffy to help people learn english, getting emails from friends, living with Jim and Melissa and a houseful of kids, I love beating Jim at Nyardi (which I do), I love whatever Melissa makes to eat, and Rachel (who feeds me well), I love the Greenhouse and the creativity it is inspiring and how people are changing, I love being sarcastic with Tiffany and having Pasha pretend to vbe mad because it's his wife, when really he wantrs to laugh cause its funny. I love that you put your dirty toilet paper in a basket next to the toilet, I love the odious ammounts of garlic in all the food, or all the really strong apple juice that I drink with the kids, or making cilbasa and cheese omlettes at midnight, I love not having electric for hours on end, I love that Melissa mightn't want to read this because it looks like a giant paragraph...I love that Jim calls me Toby to annoy me, or that the Hamburger stand exploded in the middle of the street and two days later there was a new one, I love riding marshutkas and accidentally getting off to early because i don't know where I am...or listening to my iPod in the internet cafe while typing something similar to this...

To sum up. I love it.

God is really teaching me a lot of valuable lessons. The value of friendship and having people walk through life with you. The way that God loves us, and how Gods' love is in us. Repentance over old stupid things that I have done. Taking risks and trusting people, being open and vunerable. MIssing family and friends ( I usually don't). Most importantly, I am learning that I like my life, I enjoy giving it to Gd and letting him control, it beats making my own mistakes thats for sure.

Be blessed and praying,
Till all have heard,
Tony.