Bummer

    ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT???? BUT I JUST GOT HERE!
It blows my mind that I am entering my final full week serving in the communities. Granted, I will have another few days here in the philippines after that for some R&R but my time in service is coming to close, and all that I keep thinking is "Where is the emergency break". I don't want this this trip to end. I want it to creep by with such slowness that I feel like I have lived here for years. I have learned SO much since I first got off the plane four weeks ago, and yet I feel like I am still only taking baby steps into the depth of intense knowledge that can be offered here.
      My teammates and I had a great chance to celebrate my birthday on tuesday. We went to this RIDICULOUSLY nice (Even by american standards) restaurant and had a lookout view of metro manila at night. We all just had a beer and then talked for a while about old embarrassing stories, or for some of the older teammates from hysterical stories from their jobs. It was amazing, and it made me feel really loved by my team. The community members also made my a lot of cards, made some of my favorite foods (Lumpia Shanghia, and Mangos), and everyone wished me a happy birthday. I couldn't have imagined a better way to celebrate my 21st birthday.
       The rest of the week was really great also, we are finally starting to "fit in" a little better in the community which is awesome because instead of having 30 kids around us as once we only have like 5 to 7 which is way more enjoyable because then we are able to spend more time one on one with them. We are still having a lot of bible studies everyday for the kids which is exhausting, but so much fun. The kids are always eager to see what game we have come up with for that day, or what hysterical story Daniel will think to tell them. They are always so much fun, (exhausting) but fun. I was also able to get to know my host family a little bit better this week which was bitter sweet knowing that I only have a week left to enjoy their company.
    I was going to write out this whole lesson that I learned but I don't really have time, and I think that it is better explained in person (I hope you feel intrigued :)  )
    Otherwise that is about it. I only have one week left to serve, Saturday is our last day and then that is it.