Nearly a day left until we leave for Europe!!! I remember us first talking about this trip a year ago! Time indeed is so fleeting. I'm writing this post because I just spent ~10 minutes daydreaming about feeling the epic sweeps of the Greek and Roman Empires, walking the footprints of crusaders and gladiators, and visiting shrines and temples praising the glory of pharaohs and the vanity of kings. Sigh... I should get back to studying for my Clinical Psych final tomorrow. I'm taking it 5 days early due to my trip which in reality is like 2 weeks early. Boo. Oh well, I'm just so excited to travel and be enriched in the hallmark of European cultures, history, and diversity!! :)
A family tradition in the Soh Hood household... I used to be embarrassed to tell anyone but now I guess I can see why we do it. Nearly every trip we go to my dad wants my brother, sister and I to write a report detailing the cultural, historical, and factual information on where we're going. What the nerdface? Yeah. I used to think it was weird. But now I think it's genius. Shoot. My kids are going to do group projects and video presentations for our trips to.. San Diego...
So basically my life lately has been JAM-PACKED. I feel like I'm scrambling all over the place trying to keep up and then when I'm back at home in Manhattan Beach I collapse and sleep for like 10.5 hours and scrounge at every bit of Korean food in the fridge. Hehe. It's kind of intense but enjoyable. I think I run on a busy schedule. Sometimes it's hectic and crazy but I secretly love it. I love being productive and when I'm not for more than a day, I feel kind of restless. Maybe it's part of my personality? The stillness at the moment forces me to face God and sometimes I feel the need to do something FOR Him even though He wants me to just be STILL and acknowledge His presence and know that He is God and He is good. God is definitely teaching me more and more about Himself and convicting me more of myself- my sins, incapabilities and shortcomings. I think God put me in a place where I have no choice but to surrender all to Jesus.
I'm enjoying every moment of my summer these days. It's nice studying but at the same time meeting and eating with people. It's so nice knowing I'm done with second year with an established major and an idea of what I want to do. In the midst of it all God has daily been showing me more of His grace and mercy, sovereignty and power and it's comforting that I can rest in Him and His promises.
Here's a glimpse of this week:
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| High school retreat. My beautttiful Sg!! =) They won't bite... At least I don't think so... |
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| Love them! Very encouraged by these girls. An awesome privilege running the race with them. |
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| Cool fellowship. :) Brought our +1's... Servin' our man friends. |
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| Megan's stuff. One thing I love about trips is packing with my sister and deciding who's wearing what... She usually wins. :oP |
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| I never realized how many clothes we have. And also how useful shopping in your own closet is. :) |
My final is at 1 pm tomorrow. One more night sacrificially devoted to studying the assessment and treatment of mental illnesses and I'll be kinda free for the rest of summer. Unless I feel unproductive and resort to acting like I'm busy when I'm probably not. :) I shall frequently blog about my stay in Europe! Ciao Bella~
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