Hitting the Ground Running

As much as I would love to use detail to catch up every single thing that has happened so far since I have arrived, that is simply not within my mental capabilities. This is of course, entirely my fault, I recognize, as this would not have been difficult had I blogged from the beginning, but alas, what is past is past. Here are some major things you should know.

There are currently 2 DTS' on base along with staff for a total of about 70 people. There is an Urban Compassion DTS (Discipleship Training School) with 7 girls in it which is running at the same time as my Performing Arts DTS with 12 girls. Our two schools are in the same classes with similar schedules everyday of the week except for Fridays when we do things related to our focus and Wednesdays we split up for evangelism (see previous post for a link to a youtube video). But when outreach time comes in December Urban Compassion will be ministering to India and Thailand while Performing Arts (including myself) will be flying off to South Africa.

So yes: it is all girls. Nineteen of them to be precise. There are 10 girls bunking in my room, with the rest next door. My room is considered the "party room." Meaning that while the other room always has the light go out on time (10 pm, 11 pm on weekends) and is quiet and considerate of other people's sleep, my room isn't. Our light is NEVER out on time, and it is loud for quite a long time after it is finally dark. However I love my room. We have such a great mixture of people. I am on the top bunk right by the door, which is perfect for me. My bunk buddy Katelyn is perfect for me. We get along really well and have gotten close. We are the only girls in our room (and possibly in the whole school) who have boyfriends and are fangirls (as far as I can tell). It honestly took me a while to get used to the amount of estrogen around and about me consistently, but I've come to love it and am grateful for all these sisters in Christ God has placed in my life. I've gotten to have deep conversations with several people which has been grand. I now have a couple prayer partners who I love dearly. 

I've settled into life here, waking up at 6 am most days (since I have breakfast duty), doing chores, sitting in class, skyping people back home (and in Jamaica <3), spending hours of quality time with God and doing homework the day before it is due like always. I'm learning so much through the classes and through life here. People are pouring so much into my life and I've been able to give out a ton as well. The best part has definitely been everything God has been speaking to me about, but that is definitely too much for this blog post.