Hey there, come on in, y'all...

Well I finally managed to do it--got a blog. What a fun word: blog. Almost like blob.

Okay, I was going to sound amazing and in-depth on this first post and already I've ruined that image...haha.

What am I saying? Where was I going with all of this?

Oh YEAH....I'm in Paris. WOW....I have been in Paris, France for 2 and a half weeks now. I mean, this is something that you always talk about and never do, and here I am with Kate DOING it. You have no idea how weird it is for your dreams to be so ridiculously tangible. Or maybe you do...all the same, it's happening, wheels have been set in motion, and here we are.

Now the question is, what are we gonna do with the time we've been given?
Answer: ...I, um, hadn't thought that far ahead...

There's no question that this will be a test. Is a test. I mean, the language barrier alone made it a struggle to do even simple things, like buy towels. (Oh, that's definitely one of those things they say you'll look back on and laugh...and ohhhh I hope I laugh real hard.) But through it all I feel like each time we come through victorious, holding up our new, veryveryvery tiny towels for all the world to see, something happens. We realize we did it. And that no matter what, no matter how hard the situation is, we will be able to find a way to get through it.

Although to be honest there are a few things that I can already tell are going to be a constant struggle...
1. Friends: not having my friends here. Duh. But it's gonna be hard to make new ones here, simply because of the language barrier. I mean, at the end of the day, you just want the other person to speak your language, get the simple nuances of the conversation. I mean, how many ppl want to be friends with the foreign exchange student? My point exactly. So I'm praying for some people over here who really want to have fun and hang out.

2. Mexican food.
ohhhhhh I can't even write more, it's making me distraught to think that in the gastronomy capitol of the world there is no such thing as a good plate of nachos. moving on...

3. It's gonna get stinkin' cold soon.
Thank GOD (seriously) that it has been incredible weather so far...no rain, warm and sunny in the afternoon. But apparently October heralds the not-so-warm months, and while I thought I packed up to the gills, I don't really have that many clothes (2 weeks is about all I've got for warm stuff). So, here I sit in my blue deer tights typing and thinking chilly thoughts. Maybe we can get a teapot soon and make hot chocolate a lot. Or green tea. I miss my evening cups of tea, as old as that sounds.

But...other than that, we should be fine. I think. NO, I know. Because so far God has been providing literally everything we need. All outlets, all contacts we have here, are miraculous. We can't stop thanking Him for it all. And most of all for being able to be here at all.

Anyway, I guess this isn't bad for a first blog. I could do alright with this I think ;) MUCH love to everyone back home, you are truly missed in this strange land. Haha.