i have been approved!

i just heard word that i have officially been approved as a Ministry Volunteer for the Christian Reformed World Missions in Nigeria!  so i guess this means that i can go! or something!

i also just heard that donations are coming in - so thank you so much for those! keep 'em coming!

so things seem to be coming together for this trip. the fundraiser is panning out well and people seem excited for it. i think i am excited for it, but it it is soon approaching and there is lots left to do.

and my thesis. well, its there. and i am getting more hopeful, but again, i may not meet my deadline. this appears to be the theme in academic circles, so i suppose i should get used to it. but for those of you that know me well, i hate to be late. so i constantly remind myself of the big picture, and that it will get done. at some point. i hope.

you know what i realized the other day? i am very good at piling things on, and making my life a lot more difficult. like, last september, i not only had to write my MCATs, i also applied for med schools, and proposed my thesis all in a matter of a month. this time around, i am planning a trip to africa, fundraising and finishing my thesis. sometimes i think i thrive on challenges a bit too much. why make life easy eh?

with that said, i should get back to work.