I've got friends in dry places, where the sand blows and the sun chases my blues away...i'll be ok

I have been racking my brain lately to think of real life things to blog about. It just came to me something very important that you probably haven't gathered about my life here.

Did you know that I have great friends here? Really. In my short time here I have accumulated some valuable friendships. I know I have told you that I have met people from all over, and that there is some great diversity among the people we know, but did you realize those people are genuinely my friends? (i mean i think they are)

There is this one couple Nigel and Kristen who have gone above and beyond to make Katie and me feel connected and welcomed.


Kristen and Nigel the social instigators, so there is always a plan for people our age to get together socialize, eat, congregate, and enjoy each others company. True community in my opinion. We get quality time with quality people. I enjoy that as you can imagine.

Then there are some great families who we have gotten to spend time with who have been so generous by welcoming us into their homes. We have been swimming in their pools, eaten dinner with their families, been taken out to breakfast, invested in, prayed for, and been given a sense of home by their hospitality. It is so nice to see families living in this city making an impact on the lives around them. I am thankful for that.

Basically I always feel like our social calendar is completely packed. This is such a blessing because I had no idea what to expect in this realm of life. I thought maybe I was going to feel isolated from people my age or single friends. It is great to be around people across the spectrum in this regard. Families young and old and in the middle, young singles, older singles, married couples, married couples with newborns, people from all different cultural back grounds, people with all different job experiences, really just a little bit of everything. And these people are my friends.

I will have to get some more pictures with friends here, so I can show you these fine people. I guess the jist of this is to let you know that life here is fun and full of life. Not mundane, not boring, not solitary. It is enjoyable and we laugh alot. I need that being here away from people who make me laugh a lot and comforts that make me feel loved and appreciated. This too has become a community of people who are a vivid source of those things as well. Ahh exhale in a sigh of relief.