a little confusion and a lot of excitement!

hi friends,

it seems as though there is a little confusion about my whereabouts: i am NOT in peru yet!!! those pictures are from my previous trip last spring...let me clear this up...here is the schedule of where i am/will be:

tonight-tomorrow morning: mpls
7.25-7.28: wild rose
7.28-7.31: mpls, saying goodbye #1
7.31-8.2: wild rose, saying goodbye #2
8.2-8.3: chicago, goodbye #3
8.3-8.25: san antonio (iwm orientation)
8.25-sometime in 2010 (eek!): PERU!!!!

i understand why you're confused. i am confusing. life is confusing. if you want to see me anytime i am appearing in a city near you, please call me and we can set something up!

also, in other news, i have been chatting with some of the people i will be volunteering with in peru, and it has made me so incredibly excited! and also calmed me down a little bit. i'm not one to freak out, but i've been a little anxious lately; it has been wonderful to have some of my fears justified and soothed through some of the amazing people i will be experiencing this adventure with!

love,
cj

a little taste of peru, from my trip there in may/june:

oh, well hello there!

hi all,

here it is, the first post! this blog will be a record of my thoughts, adventures, frustrations, and all the life that i will be living while in chimbote, peru. i will be volunteering with incarnate word missionaries in a health care clinic there. i am so excited for this adventure to begin, as most of you know, international health care issues have been my hearts' passion since i could walk. i can't promise that my posts will be consistent, deep, or even very interesting, but i want you to be able to share in the adventure!

the title of this blog translates to "the glory of god is man, fully alive." i hope that through this adventure, i will be able to share in life like i have never experienced it, and know what it is to be fully alive!

love love,
cj