Seeing as I'm terrible at updating my blog, you must all be super fond of it by now! I'm always so busy here and with wifi issues that blog posts are few and far between, but I'll try to be better about it from now on. It still hasn't quite hit me that I only have three weeks left here. Some days it seems as if I arrived yesterday, other days I can barely remember life back home. Isn't it funny how life moves so fast yet slow at the same time?
I've never been one to get too attached to anything, pretty much ever. I like knowing that I can pick up and leave the life I know behind in a heartbeat and be okay, it's that whole independence thing. But I'm in dangerous waters here. People here matter more than I expected, this place has changed me more than I thought it could. I don't like thinking about that plane ride home, because I'll be leaving a place that I've fallen in love with and people who have become such vital parts of me. Quite simply, I count on a few of them, which is a big deal for me.
Last weekend was a whirlwind. Friday night I had my pool dive to finish my scuba diver certification training. It is the weirdest feeling, breathing under the water. I've never much liked big bodies of water, so it's unnerving knowing I'll be deep down in the ocean with only an oxygen tank to save me. But I can't wait for Sunday for our first ocean dive!
On Saturday two girls I work with and I went up and hung out with some of our coworkers who are awesome. We went to a sushi go round, which is THE BEST, shopping, and then went to some hidden beaches. They also took us to a Japanese market and brought us to their house to cook us dinner. I didn't realize how starved I was to have a home cooked meal, play with puppies, and hang out in a home atmosphere. After dinner we all went down to the beach in American village for the lantern festival. I'm just going to throw this out there; ocean lantern festivals in a foreign country should be on every single person's bucket list. We got lighters and lanterns then let them float up into the sky over the ocean. There were thousands of people on that beach and thousands of lanterns in the sky. I was one of those moments that I know I'll remember for the rest of my life.
On Sunday I went with a bunch of the camp adventure counselors zip lining! We were right next to the ocean zip lining through the jungle, it was pretty crazy. The final station was an obstacle course with a "Tarzan" jump. Basically you stood on a platform that was about 50 feet up attached to a slack cord and you free jump. You have no idea how long you'll free fall before the rope catches you, there is no net beneath you, and no one speaks English. If you know me at all, then you know very few things scare me. This did. But like always, I just jumped off the ledge and hoped for the best. It was awesome. Now all I want to do it go skydiving and bungee jumping! Sorry mom.
Things at my center are going well, we are falling into a familiar groove. We know our kids well, our kids know us, and it helps things run smoother. My kids are the bomb.com but military kids have so much more to deal with than regular kids. I'm still getting used to my kids coming to me with situations like missing a parent, being scared for a parent, moving, the concept of death, all on top of just being kids. Quite frankly, I don't think there is really any way to get used to it. It breaks my heart to see them cry, but I've never had such moments of joy before either. I swear when those kids break out in a smile and belly laughing, I can't help but join in. These kids can turn my day around in an instant. Yesterday was kind of a rough day for me, and one of my kids just came over and gave me a hug and said "miss bee can you stay here forever?" And I almost cried. Then he gave me a smile and broke out laughing for no reason. Basically, I'm obsessed with these kids and have no idea how I'll leave them in three weeks.
I could write pages and pages on this place and these people, but y'all get the idea. I'm pretty content here. Much love to all and more posts soon!!
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