Happy 4th of July

I'm sure I'll be thanking God for the U.S.A. everyday I'm gone on my trip. I want to thank my parents for giving me the travelbug and my love of learning. I feel like I'm going into some sort of rehab. I'm going to have to do without so many things that I'm used to. My people, technology, comforts, the ability to go to the frig whenever I want( that will be a Great thing). My kids have gone to the lake and just getting use to going a day without talking to them on the phone is weird, but I won't have a phone with me. The unknown can be a scary thing, but I don't look at this trip in that way, I see it as excitement---everything will be different. I've faced real fear--being 33 and having two kids 5 and 2 and no job and a broken down house and knowing I was going to have to keep going without the man I loved at my side. That is when I learned that God is with me always and has a plan for my life, trust in him and he will led me. So off I go. I know I feel like so many things depend on me, but I also depend on so many people and love them. I'll miss them, but look forward to sharing my experiences with them. I can't even type Good bye in Russian because we don't have the letters for it. It's something like Do Svadanya.