Home tomorrow.

Besides seeing my friends and family, I am excited for hot showers, warm clothes that fit well, cookies, cheese, driving, jeans, dresses, new movies, and the last few long summer days of the season.

I haven't really thought much about leaving Peace House, I think I will be sad if I do. I wish I could have had more time here, because around here it is so hard to accomplish much in two weeks. I will be sad to say goodbye to many of the students, not necessarily because I am really close to them, but because I wish I had time to get closer.

As I prepare to leave, lots of people have asked me, "will you come back?"And the truth is I have no idea. I would love to come back when the time is right, but I don't know when that time will come. My time here in Tanzania has made me a lot more comfortable with the unplanned, the disorganized, and the flexibility of living hour by hour... Something I've been trying hard to learn for a long time. I hope beyond all hope that those lessons will stick with me.

When I came, I was hoping for a little clarity for the next step of my journey. It doesn't really start for a year, but the reality is if I want to be doing something next year, I need to know within the next few months. The good news is I have some direction and very little anxiety. I think I said this on a different blog a little while ago, but one of the things I learned from working through Exodus earlier this summer, is that God is always faithful, but his faithfulness very seldom looks the way we expect it to.

Anyway, it's been a long day. I mostly just wanted to send one more post before I hop on the airplane. Thank you all, so much for not only sharing this adventure with me, but for truly making it possible. I may post in the weeks or months to come with some reflections on the trip if you want to stay tuned, otherwise I will see you in the States.