So...I sat down to write tonight and the first thing that came to mind was that I don't particularly enjoy trying to make this blog look pretty and appealing...at least not when my computer isn't cooperating. Hence, I'm chilling (rather literally) in the computer lab here at PFO and settling for just an update.
HOWEVER - nobody needs (or probably wants) to hear about the trials of me picking out font colors. I have indeed sucessfully travelled to Pre-Field Orienation and with two days behind me, it's been a blast! I think the most fabulous thing so far has been being able to meet all of the wonderful people I've been communicating with via email, skype, and facebook in person: member care people, home office staff, and especially members from my very own team in Singapore (and what an awesome team of people they are!). Blessings abound.
We sleep in classrooms on cots (surprisingly comfy) and have attended most of our meetings in the auditorium (reminds me of high school). Everywhere you go, smiles and introductions are everywhere (Urbana, anyone?). I'm awash in thoughts of a hundred very good things and am already learning so much: we've just breached diving into new cultures and this afternoon we spent a few hours going over one of my most favorite personality assessments, the Myers-Briggs. It's been awesome discussing the featured traits with other people and especially the coping skills we develop out of our needs to succeed, conform, and build new and/or lasting relationships. If you're ever bored, I could babble about that for, well, quite awhile.
There's much, much more I could start writing about (good food, waking up extremely early, the awesome story of how NICS started [ask me about that!] and all the fabulous people I've been able to meet)...but I think this is enough.
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