Weekend Update....hehe (*kudos to those who caught the SNL reference)

It all started last week Thursday.

I was invited to come for a small dinner/get together at a young couples apartment from church. It was very late notice of me to RSVP and say i would come, but they were still happy i came...and so was i.

for those of you who dont know about the last month or so, i havent been attending the church i had been going to for about 4-5months. I tried really hard to connect with teh students and fit in, but it just seemed like my attemps were in vain....and i still felt like the foreign outsider. so i gave it up and spent some time with the podcasts from Zach and Amy's church, which were really nice (hearing God's message in an American accent ;)

BUT, i was starting to feel that i needed to see some of people from church to at least say a proper good bye before it got much too long and everyone forgot about me. And throughout the time i was 'missing' i did get a couple texts from people askign how i was and if i was still alive ;p

i went to church about 2 weeks ago and didnt really see any of the students that i had met before. so i took it as a sign that that was that and i wouldnt attend anymore. AAAAAAAAAAAND yet God had other things planned, as he usually does. so, as i said, i got the text for the dinner and i went. i really wasnt expecting much, considering the past experiences, but it ended up being a really really nice time.

i met a new church-goer who is studying physiotherapy at my uni, and he was really fun to talk to. there were a couple other students there who i hadnt met before and they were both friendly and talkative. so, i figured id give sunday another shot, in the hopes of meeting up with these nice people again. and i did! last sunday (2 days ago) was the best sunday yet!!! for real.

I got to talk to my friends who had gone on a mission trip, and said a quick hello to the new people that i had met. it was perfect.

and last night i went to a student's house for a small get together, and i made some dessert and had a good time talking with everyone. and yes, this time i actually DID TALK. i wasnt invisible! what an accomplishment :p

and again, tonight some people are meeting up at a pub nearby for a girl's 21st bday. hope it will be fun.

so, that is all for now. only about 1 week left until ITALY!!