Since the last time I posted I've had several breaks from school and will be done with my sophomore year in less than a week!
1) SPRING BREAK-I decided to come home and surprise everyone! Only my dad, aunt, and a few close friends knew that I was coming home so it was really exciting to surprise my mom, brother, and sister! It was nice to have the short break and I was able to go to my brothers choir concert, their first track meet, go to a Blazers game with my dad, and spend time with my best friend :) It was a looooong drive though, and my friend and I drove straight through. It was my first time actually driving on a road trip, and I was sooo lucky to have the chance to drive through snow!! We made it there and back safely so I am glad for the experience and am also glad that I don't have to make that drive again for a while!
2) Easter break (which was only a week and a half later than spring break). Just like last year (if you even remember) I went home with my friend Trevor who lives in the Bay Area and we took my friend Holly as well. It was fun to relax, do tons of homework, and we even go to go up to the Sierra Nevadas and snowtube for a day!
3) Last week I went snowboarding for the very first time!!! I went with one of my close friends Melissa and it was so much fun. I was sore for three or four days afterwards, and still have a couple of bruises, but it was well worth the experience!
4) I have some pretty exciting news that you may have seen on facebook. I am going to South Korea for a month this summer to teach English at a camp for underprivileged kids. I am going with 11 students from Cal Baptist, and 40 students from Azusa Pacific which is one of our rivals down here. The awesome thing about this "mission trip" is that the government is completely paying for everything! So we will be teaching English which is what they are wanting us to do, but also sharing Christ with our campers. I am so excited to have this experience especially because I have been thinking about possibly teaching English overseas for a while after I graduate. In my opinion, it is exactly what I want to do with my life-live intentionally for Christ and reach people for Him, while at the same time being able to pay off my debt from CBU! So you can all be praying for me as I travel over there, and that I might gain some insight as to whether this is an option for me later on or not!
5) Im coming home May 3rd for summer break! I am so excited to get back into the Children's Ministry at Greater Gresham. VBS is earlier this year, so I will definitely have plenty to get started on as soon as I get back! I cant wait to get back into SEADS, and being with my kiddos at home. I also definitely miss my family and friends!! Marisa graduates in June so that is exciting, and Morgan is preparing to go to Africa this summer. I am basically really excited for what this summer holds for me, and my family!! See you all soon!
Love, Andrea
