10 months ago I knew I wanted to be a student missionary...but I didn't know where I was going. Then 2 weeks before the island SMs flew to Hawaii last August I was accepted to teach 6th grade in Majuro. Little did I know what was ahead of me! But I was ready for anything. And now almost 300 days and one school year later, here I am about to leave in less than one week!
I've experienced a new culture, close living quarters with a bunch of other random college students, camping trips both good and bad, dealt with a challenging principal, hot weather, few resources, power outages, no water, wearing skirts ALL the time, expensive food, expensive internet, a small paycheck, bucket of rust van for transportation, cockroaches, etc. and the list goes on. And in one week when I'm back in America these memories of Majuro will gradually fade away. But what will stay with me forever is the relationships I have with the students here and the other SMs. I'll never forget sleeping to the ocean at night, laughing hysterically with my kids, all the dumb stuff we did as SMs that only we can understand, and the satisfaction of knowing that I've done the best I can here and God used that to touch people here in Majuro.
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