Today is my last "day" in Hannover, actually I leave in 2 hours. I am nervous, excited, happy and bit confused. I still have a week in Hamburg, but life in Hannover has slowly become life and in many ways it is difficult to imagine anything else... this year has been a year of growing so I feel in many aspects that I have grown up here. The past week was full of goodbyes, last dates of drinking coffee with Lena and Jana, coffee with Jessica, meeting Johanna for coffee and amazing conversation, (coffee is a common theme..) dinners and hugs, imagining the future of them visiting Texas, and the hope I will someday visit Hannover again...

July has been an amazing month... I have allowed myself to grieve and hurt because of some things but have learned to hand over hurt and pain and longings to Christ. I am ready and able to move forward, and quite excited as well.

The past week was like I said one of goodbyes, but I was also able to go to Lüneburg and see a teacher of mine from San Angelo as well as Gradon, which was fun and exciting to see people I know and who speak English like I do.

I am spending the next week with the team in HH, and I am excited to spend quality time with them and my last days with Steph. It will be nice.

Father has shown me so much while here, and like I said I feel like I have grown up a lot. I am learning to like myself for who I am and see myself the way Father sees me... there is so much I could ramble on about, but I would rather not. I see and feel how I have changed and I know that feeling will deepen once returning to the states.

The two weeks I have in Dallas will be jam packed, not only do I want to spend super quality time with Family, but I want to see friends also, not to mention I have to go through every belonging I have ever owned and figure out what I want to keep and what I want to take to San Angelo. :) So the stress from that can bother me, but it will all work out. I am looking forward to seeing so many people!