WINTER OR SPRING?!!

Snow days with Noémie!! <3 <3 <3 

Wow. This break has been oh so wonderful. After coming back from Vienna I moved into the assistant dean of women's house with a coupe of other girls. Yana Osipenko opened her home to Stephanie, from the midwest, Noémie, from Quebec, and myself! Noémie and I were inseparable. When it snowed a few nights in a row, right away we got all dressed up and went to play in it. Our host, Yana, had twisted her ankle stepping off a bus coming from Budapest the first weekend of break so she was put on bed rest. She successfully tore all ligaments in her left ankle! Parabéns!

Esther de Visser and I on a canon in Veere

The 22nd of December I left for the Netherlands! It was so lush and green. No snow in Amsterdam. I hardly needed a jacket that first day I was there. The weather only got better and better. I spent one night in Amsterdam and then went on Friday morning to Middelburg. It is about two and a half hours away from Amsterdam by train. I met Esther de Visser, a good friend of my family, in Leiden, about 20 minutes by train from Amsterdam. What a great young lady she is! She is full of the Lord all the time and such a great example of love, dedication, and Godly living day to day. I was totally and absolutely blessed to stay in the De Visser home. They are all so hospitable and kind. I really loved being in their home! Esther and Isaak took me to Veere where I said that I'm going to retire because it's so beautiful! Mariah joined us three on our trip to Brugge, Belgium a few days later.
I came back to Toálmás on Thursday the 27th. I was so happy to be home and see that Yana was walking again! Since coming home it's been just her and I in her house hanging out, inviting people over, and having a jolly good time! Yesterday, Friday, January (already?!!!!) 6th, was spent with Dezső, Yana, and Attila. We drove into Budapest and shopped, shopped, shopped. What a blessing it is to have older and wiser people around. At about 11:00 p.m. Yana's roommate flew in from Brazil.

Myself, Yana, and Katie spending
New Year's Ever together <3

So I'm back here on campus sitting by the lake that at this time should apparently be frozen wearing a tank top and leggings listening to Attila explain the game of disc golf to some Hungarian visitors. As I look up from my seat I see a yellow castle before me. This is home. There's no other place I'd rather be at this moment. I am so thankful that the Lord has given this opportunity to me. I'm overwhelmed with the amount of love and joy and generosity that encompasses me. I'm ready to dive into this year head first. I'm excited for what God has for me and where He wants me to be!!