Kiwis are not just a fruit

I knew that I would learn a lot during my time here but I was not expecting to learn more about kiwis, Perth, and Wales. What am I talking about? Good question. I am at Joshua Teachers training college right now and the people I work with are from all over. One of my roomates is from England. You may have already known this but I did not. The United Kingdom is made up of Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Wales. Great Britian is made up of Scotland, England, and Wales. I thought that was interesting. People from New Zealand are called Kiwis because the Kiwi is a very famous and rare, beautiful bird that is native to that island. Did you know that there were no animals on New Zealand except birds? They were all introduced. Did you know that Australia is so big that it takes six hours by plane to get to Sydney from Perth? That is longer than it takes from Atlanta to LA. Crazy! My other roommate is from Australia. Why the history lesson? Well, just to prepare you so that when I return if I use words like heaps, jandals, jumpers (not sweatshirts), and Good on you that you will know why. =) Also, to simply say thank you for all your prayers. I was so scared that I would not find community when I left America. The community I had there was so rich and good and I was afraid of being alone. Despite their accent and different words for various things, the people here have been such a blessing. We have such wonderful community. God is so good and so faithful. I am amazed at how quickly I have bonded with my roommates. We have a blast together! As I go out into the villages and work, it is so good to have them to come home to.