Adjusting

"Until now you have asked nothing in my name.

Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."

-John 16:24

You’d think three months would be enough to adjust to a new place, but I’m still adjusting, three months into studying abroad.  The past few days have been hot humid, and I discovered how sweaty one can get walking home from uni, even when it is cloudy. It has also been raining, but it’s still warm enough to wear short sleeves and shorts, which is new. But without October showers, there wouldn’t be November flowers (aka April showers -> May flowers in the Northern Hemisphere). 

Week 11 has also been an adjustment. I overslept this morning and was late to class. I went to bed at 10pm last night thinking that I would naturally wake up early enough to get ready, but I didn’t. I got up at 8.40am (10+ hours of sleep! 😀 I’m tired), my tutorial was at 9am, and it takes 20 minutes to walk to uni, so even in my still-waking-up state I knew I was going to be late. It crossed my mind just to skip, but it didn’t seem right, so I did morning stuff fast (not really) and got to class at 9.25am. I guess there's always a first for everything, including oversleeping and being late for class in college. 

I’m starting to plan what I’m going to do the first two weeks I get back! It’s not that I want to go home, but I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again <3 I also told a bunch of friends to go to the EE Career/Industry Night at SCU because my dad was there for his company, Intuitive Surgical (of course he visits when I’m not there). But someone got a star on his résumé! 

But I’m definitely allowing the US back into my life: I cut out all US news for awhile, but I’m starting to read theSkimm again (a summary of the news). I read about the Northern California wildfire, and the pictures of people walking through what was their home are heart-wrenching. My family said that air quality was terrible today, and I got an email from SCU’s Women’s Ultimate Team saying practice is cancelled because of all the smoke. I read some news articles that said people had no notice to evacuate, and their homes are burned completely to the ground. It makes me wonder, if my home was destroyed and I didn’t have a chance to take anything, what would I miss? It reminds me of Matthew 6:19 (again), earthly treasures can be destroyed by moth, rust, and fire. 

Today I helped a girl from our fellowship prepare for her interview this Saturday. You know sometimes God just throws someone into your life? She was one of them. I ran into her twice on Tuesday: we happened to heat up our lunches at the same time and decided to eat together. She then told me about her interview, and I agreed to help her practice even though I’ve never been to an interview before. Later that evening, I ran into her again on the bridge walking home from pickup Ultimate (finally! So fun running around again). To be honest, I didn’t really want to talk to her (I wouldn’t choose to hang out with her), but I guess it isn’t about what I want. This experience showed me that loving people is hard; I was challenged by Matthew 25:40, when Jesus says, “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” 

I’m going on a trip to North Stradbroke Island this weekend! It’s forecasted to rain though, but praying for a safe and fun trip nonetheless. Goodnight!