I'm BAAAACCCKK!

Hello all! I sincerely apologize for not posting anything for a long time. Turns out, my addiction to over-achieving and my constant inability to say, "no" means that I was I was booked with work up to my ears and this had to be pushed to the end of my to-do list. However, I'm excited to be back, and I'll be writing again!

So here's the hizzity happs:

I have only one week until my trip to China. Thank all of you for your prayers and support. I actually over-fundraised by $150! This is all thanks to your generosity, and I'm incredibly amazed by how God pulled me through this experience.

I have also moved! I'm now living in Brooklyn with Kacey (one of the girls I roomed with this past semester). We LOVE it. The area feels suburban, residential, and quaint. Care packages, as always, are extremely welcome!

As far as school, it ended well, and I got almost exactly the grades I wanted. Basically, Dean's List was my goal, and I reached it!

I'm also set to be on the executive team for our theater organization here on the TKC campus. I also have a new academic advisor who is brilliant and producer her musical off-broadway (hopefully soon on broadway!). 

For now, I'm just working several nannying jobs with the hopes that I will have enough money before I leave for China for 2 months of rent while I'm gone. 

So, while I'm in China:

We will have our own team blog that you can follow while we're in country. While I would like to personally stay involved with all of you, I will ask that you do not email, text, call, or Skype me. This is for our own protection, but I also will not have access to most forms of communication while I'm gone.

Needs List:

So just because it's been a while, and I'm living pay-check to pay-check, I'm unashamed to speak of my needs because I know that's how God provides! I love you all, and thank you for sticking with me.

• Prayer, prayer, prayer. Mostly for safety in China and God's wisdom and words while I'm there. Also, that I make enough money for rent this summer before my regular job picks up again in the fall. 
• Giftcards to healthy restaurants like Subway. Also, giftcards to Trader Joe's for groceries would be helpful!
• Swiffer duster handle
• Air freshener
• Bug spray for our home; preferably the kind that is meant as a protective barrier around the house.
• Trash bags for a 13-gallon trash can
• Shower spray
• Paper towels and toilet paper
• Strainer
• Ikea gift cards because as of now, I don't have any furniture in my room.

Thank you all for everything and I'll be writing again soon!!

**Hope**