Just A Little Less Magic

Sensory overload. This is how I would describe the past two weeks. I keep thinking I've gotten over the magic of everything, but then some little thing throws me for a loop and I remember I haven't even been here a whole two weeks yet! At the same time though, I can't believe I have only been here 12 days. I feel like I've been here for so much longer!

Some updates...

My classes all seem super interesting! But they are all going to be quite challenging. Participation is a lot more mandatory in these classes than I'm used to, which is unfortunate considering that I tend to let other people talk in class, unless I really feel the need to say something. I think I've done okay so far, but we will see! I don't think I'm going to be able to get away with my typical, "I've made my one, two second comment, my work for the day is complete," routine.

I visited that Bible study I mentioned in my last post on Tuesday, and it seems like a really great group of girls! It also turns out that I'm going to be helping lead it, which is exciting! It was never my intention to help lead a Bible study while abroad, but God obviously had other plans for me, and here I am, leading it with two other girls. It will be a topical study addressing issues we might face as Christian young women abroad, it should be good! Although again, challenging, considering I've never really attended a topical study, let alone led one! Most of the Bible studies I have been a part of have been going though specific books, so this should be interesting! I will definitely need God's grace to be an effective leader. (But of course that is always true!)

On Wednesday my human trafficking course showed a film called Lilya 4-Ever. So depressing. I could talk a lot about this one...It just breaks my heart. That is all for now, I'm sure I will post a longer update about this class sometime in the future.

Thursday I visited my Practicum site for the first time!! It was so fun! Quite a long day though. I left my house around 7:30, got lost trying to find my bus, finally got on the right bus around 8, got to the site around 8:40 (10 minutes late), found my classroom, met the Pedagogue in charge, helped get the kids ready to go, we got on a bus around 9 heading towards the forest. Once we arrived the kids all got on their big heavy snowsuits (they had an extra one for me to borrow too!), then we went on a walk through the forest for about two hours, got back to the site, ate lunch, had free time, then eventually left around 3:30. We arrived back in the city at 4, then I didn't get home till 5. The kids were so sweet though! There were 20 2-6 year olds. They all spoke wonderful Danish that I didn't understand, and they loved talking to me even though I only could respond with nods and smiles. It was great! I'm so excited to go back. :)

Other than all these lovely things. We had record breaking lows the last few days, so its been a bit chilly. I tried my first Carlberg beer, it actually wasn't awful. I miss my dear friends back home lots and lots. That's probably the hardest thing about living with a host family, I don't have as many opportunities to meet people, so I can get a wee bit lonely. But at the same time it isn't all too bad, and I'm sure that it will get better. But I keep saying that...so who knows! Our short study tour is already next week, it has come up so quickly! My family eats candy all the time. It is both terrible and wonderful at the same time, I will probably gain 50 pounds while I'm here.

Above all though, God is good, all the time. I truly am learning to trust him, I don't know if I will ever truly learn this concept, but I am grateful that I am learning it now instead of years down the road! And I keep talking about this...so it must be important or something! :)