Hello! So tonight I am getting ready to go to Switzerland! I am soo excited- I am friends with one of the RD's here (Resident Director) and she is getting a van and we are all driving there! I'm so pumped because we will be driving through some of the most beautiful parts of Austria! We are staying in a hostel that is on a lake outside of Interlocken, and it even has a fireplace which I am pumped about! I am hopefully going to try snow-shoeing for the first time! So if you guys could keep us in your prayers that would be great!

Last weekend I ended up staying back, at least for part of the weekend. Thursday night I ended up eating dinner with one of the Professor’s family who have 7 children, and the next day I was able to go skiing with them and another beautiful family! It was such a blessing because that day I had really really been missing home and the family, and just being in that type of environment and I was able to experience that in such a beautiful way. I guess God knew just what I needed- as always! So then on Saturday my friend Kristin and I woke up at 545 in the morning to catch a train to Vienna that left at 8oo… it is a 3.5 mile walk to the station and we wanted to have plenty of time—so we left at about 630, but we walked so fast that we ended up getting there like 45 minutes early and sitting in the cold! But we had such good conversations it was so worth it! The train rides also were really enjoyable; I much prefer it to cars! Then when we go to Vienna we went to Stephansdom- the big Cathedral there, and went on the roof where we could see for sooooo far! It was really cool. Then we just went into Café’s and shops and walked around for awhile until we went to the market- which was the best ever! There were millions of scarves there! And all for 5 Euro! So of course I had to get two!! It was really nice to just relax and explore the city again though! I love Vienna!

So all in all last weekend was great- except my plan of catching up/getting ahead on work didn’t really happen so the week was somewhat difficult. But I guess that’s how it’s going to be a lot over here! That’s okay though!

Well I have much more I wish I could say--- as always in my life!!!! Ha! But I need to finish getting ready to leave in the morning. I just wanted to make a little post. Please send me your prayer intentions!!!!