Happy Things

• Being loved by "strangers" in the int'l church here--whoa, humbling!
• Real milk
• Strawberry milk (with real milk)
• Ritz crackers
• Dr. Pepper
• Air conditioning
• A good book to read on my eReader (Unbroken, the Louis Zamperini story, which finally came available from the library, after weeks of waiting)
• A nice pool to read my good book by. I didn't swim because--ready for this?--the weather wasn't hot enough.
• Cereal and real milk (is this a recurring theme?)
• Rest
• Waiting on God
• Hearing from God
• Forced vacation
• Anticipating more Arabic study
• A nice public transportation system (bus, metro): Have Nol card, will travel.
• Being within walking distance of McDonald's and Starbucks, even though I don't frequent those places at home. I don't frequent them here, either, but it's nice to know that I can if I want to.
• E-mails from friends
• Knowing that people are praying for me
• Moji (my hostess) buying me a SIM card. It relieves separation anxiety from my buddies and makes making friends here in the city easier.
• That Ruthie's cousin is a college friend of Aaron and Ben!