Victoria's worst bushfires on record. All of Australia is trying to come together and support these families. The disaster killed 181 people according the last official count and it is estimated that more than 1800 homes have been destroyed.
I know we are such visual people, so here is a "Victoria Fire Tribute" from youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5HalvzIrc
and some info from the news:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/indepth/0,,5018723,00.html
Regarding my plans...
I met a lady at church a few weeks ago who runs the "Eagles Wings Foundation" in Victoria (founded in 2003). She offered me the opportunity to come check out the program and see if I want to get involved on staff. So in about a week I'm planning to head over to Wodonga (near Albury) in Victoria.
Some stuff about it:
Christian program
for woman ages 16 and up
9-12 month residential recovery program
for woman who are struggling with a life-controlling problem such as addiction, severe depression, an eating disorder or any form of long-term emotional turmoil
whatever happens, i'm just glad to be moving on from Mollymook and checking out other options. thanks for your encouragement, thoughts and prayers.
love,
julie
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
learning... always learning something
let's just say... I'm glad I waited until after my run to write this email. ;)
i hope you are enjoying Feb and that you do something fun for V-day... show people in your life that you love them.
as for me, i'll be spending my V-day with a group of wild teenagers playing games and wearing red and pink. the past couple sats, i've been helping with the youth group kids. last week we played at the beach and then came back to the house for a BBQ. then yesterday, we ran around the streets doing a scavenger hunt in camo gear w/ our faces painted black. afterward we hung out at Maccas (McDonalds) for dessert.
i only worked a couple nights at the pub 2 weeks ago and then last week somehow got roped into scrubbing the walls for 2 1/2 hours. i sure hope i get paid for working there. every once-in-a-while i work a shift at a restaurant as well. so my days don't consist of too much besides wanting to leave this place. i surf even though it's flat and i have to paddle like mad on a long board just to catch a little creepy crawler. however, they swear to me that the waves get really good here. i go to coffee shops and run some evenings. i hang with the family and am so thankful they get internet. they have a sweet orange cat named Joe and two dogs... big-grinning Ted the American Staff and Patches the three-legged, loudest-barking Cattle dog.
I am working at being more proactive in figuring out my next step. Even though I don't want to come home just yet, I don't want things to keep going the way they are. I've been looking into TESOL programs and teaching English abroad. I'm only thinking of this because I miss studying Spanish and know that I want to become more fluent. Maybe go for my Masters and then who knows...
so... fill me in w/ how you are. i enjoy hearing from you.
love,
julie
i hope you are enjoying Feb and that you do something fun for V-day... show people in your life that you love them.
as for me, i'll be spending my V-day with a group of wild teenagers playing games and wearing red and pink. the past couple sats, i've been helping with the youth group kids. last week we played at the beach and then came back to the house for a BBQ. then yesterday, we ran around the streets doing a scavenger hunt in camo gear w/ our faces painted black. afterward we hung out at Maccas (McDonalds) for dessert.
i only worked a couple nights at the pub 2 weeks ago and then last week somehow got roped into scrubbing the walls for 2 1/2 hours. i sure hope i get paid for working there. every once-in-a-while i work a shift at a restaurant as well. so my days don't consist of too much besides wanting to leave this place. i surf even though it's flat and i have to paddle like mad on a long board just to catch a little creepy crawler. however, they swear to me that the waves get really good here. i go to coffee shops and run some evenings. i hang with the family and am so thankful they get internet. they have a sweet orange cat named Joe and two dogs... big-grinning Ted the American Staff and Patches the three-legged, loudest-barking Cattle dog.
I am working at being more proactive in figuring out my next step. Even though I don't want to come home just yet, I don't want things to keep going the way they are. I've been looking into TESOL programs and teaching English abroad. I'm only thinking of this because I miss studying Spanish and know that I want to become more fluent. Maybe go for my Masters and then who knows...
so... fill me in w/ how you are. i enjoy hearing from you.
love,
julie
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