Hello!!!

This is my first post! It's another week before I head off, and the butterflies are in full swing! I'm going to miss a lot of people while I'm away!

It's an absolutely gorgeous day outside in Cork and it's probably bordering on the sinful to be inside here blogging, but I just want to say thank you to all of you, all the people who have supported and encouraged me ever since we found out where I was going. I feel much more peaceful even since this morning, when so many of you at Grace Christian Fellowship prayed for my protection and blessing in Malawi. I know that God will be with me through all of this; He's seen me through much more difficult things than homesickness, and I know in my heart of hearts that I am going exactly where He wants me to go.

It's hilarious that I actually got this placement - I really, really wanted it! I had endured several interviews before I got to this one for Trocaire, and the interview for the placement I ultimately got was by far the one I was least prepared for :-D it was just one of those days! I woke up late, I missed my initial interview slot *scream* and had little time to read through the job description again before I went in. But I got it! And when I read the description again after the interview, it described my skills and attitudes to a tee. I really think this will be a great placement for me :-)

Anyway, I wanted to keep up this blog because I know there are quite a few of you who would like to be kept up to date on my progress, how I'm doing, etc. and I thought a blog would be a great way of keeping you all up-to-date, even if I've never had a blog before! :-) I shall be putting piccies up along the way too, if I can manage it! Technology is slightly allergic to me, as some of you may well know...

Hopefully, anyway, I'll manage to keep this blog entertaining enough and not blabber on, as I am occasionally wont to do... :-D Hahaha!!! But I am going to miss you guys... so this is how I shall stay in touch! Of course, if any of you want to email me you can do that too, and I'll be on Facebook as well, my usual online haunt, as well as realweddings.ie of course. I pretty much live there :-)

Lots of online love to you all!!! I'm going to stop typing now, or I may start crying...