I have been living in Ostrava now for 4 days now!
and it seems as though it has been much longer then that...

I live on the 6th floor of a building that is in a group of a bunch of other buildings with my roommate Veronika.
She is the best. We get a long great, we have a lot of fun, and we have had some really good conversations already.



On my second night in town, there was a movie night put on by Fishnet, a Christian English teaching school here that works closely with Young Life. There I was reunited with some girls i met from last summer, and the had a gift for me! It was a childrens book, called "My First Book". They thought it would help me learn some Czech.




It was so great to be greeted by kids and by all the other adults that are here working with Young Life, Fishnet, and the church. I have definately felt very loved and welcome by all of them, as they are quick to include me and invite me along.
It is exciting to see all the things that are going on here, and all the ways that God is moving in the lives of teenagers and adults alike. He is really building up a great community of believers that are inturn reaching out to the community around them, and it is truly such a blessing to be a part of!

Im excited to be here. I feel like I have been busy since I have arrived, but that has been nice because I havent had much time to dwell on the fact that Im not home, and that there is no one here that i know.

When I do have some time to myself, I find that I get overwhelmed with the fact that this is my new HOME for the next three years at least, but I have to remind myself that I dont really need to be thinking about that right now!

But all in all, things are going well. It feels wonderful to finally be here, the weather has been PERFECT, there is a huge park right by my house, and everyone I have met has been extremely kind and helpful!

CAU!