“God Works in Fantastic, Mysterious, Wonderful Ways”

“God works in fantastic, mysterious, wonderful ways”. One of my best friends said that after I told her about what the last two months have held for me. The same things that I want to share with you. Before I do so, I want to apologize for my updates being so hit-and-miss the last few…

Talking with My Hands: My ASL Journey

I have started the pursuit of a dream that I have had for several years: to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL for short). The first memory I have of being introduced to the language is when I was around ten, I found an ASL dictionary my mom owned. I can distinctly remember it…

“Why Do It?”

After making the decision to travel, I was no stranger to this question. (We’re actually quite good friends now. Easily at the best-friend-bracelet stage). Don’t get me wrong, I don’t blame those who asked/objected/questioned my sanity. I did the same thing myself. After all, I had a really good thing going in Columbus. I was…