Halfway

this week marks the halfway point in this awesome adventure in kolkata. there have been high points and low points all along the way. i have learned to love this city and now it feels like home. today at our team's weekly meeting we were talking about the next two months and all the celebrations (such as thanksgiving and Christmas) as well as all the goodbyes that we are going to have to say. it is hard to know that december 29th is quickly approaching while still soaking in every moment we spend with our famliy and the ladies. one thing that multiple people have said to me in the last month is that there is freedom in commitment. i always saw commitment as something scary because it meant that i had to be in one place for an extended period of time. i have decided to commit to going back to school to get my certificate to teach english abroad and probably follow that with a masters in special education. im not sure how i will use those in the future but God has given me a passion for traveling and a desire to work with kids. the next few months will be filled with working on my application as trying to find a way to pay for this new chapter in my life. i am looking forward to where God will lead me next. i never thought that november would come so fast but i am loving every minute of the time God gives me in kolkata.