A fundraiser took place on June 24the, 2010 at the Radical Roaster. There were delicious Italian delicacies as well as some raffles and artwork that I had been piecing together since the last time i was in Italy. My goal for this specific event was to raise $300-$500. After all was said and done, the total amount that came in was $1200!! God never ceases to amaze me and it was an incredibly humbling experience. I realize now how i was not accrediting God with the glory or the credit that He deserves! I must also thank all those who supported through donations, as well as my incredible friends who were able to attend to the event. The night was incredibly encouraging on so many levels; emotional, spiritual and financial!
The amount from the fundraiser just covered the plane ticket! I now have an exact date to be able to tell people, and am counting the days down until August 5the!! There is so much still to be done in between now and then, but the race is on and I'm ready to go.
One of my biggest concerns at the moment is school. I am currently signed up for online courses through Holyoke Community College. I count it a miracle that, in signing up late, I was able to be placed into all online courses that were required for my major in Business Administration. However, I am getting concerned that the workload is going to be a major challenge when combined with the work that I will be doing over in Italy. Other concerns include keeping the time change in mind for assignments, exams, etc. and getting my books from here to there as they will take up a good chunk of my 5o lb weight limit on the suite case! I suppose it's a really good spot to be in considering that this is the "biggest" concern of mine at the moment!
I have embarked on the fun filled journey of attempting to learn some basics of Italian on my own! It's going surprisingly well, but will only be able to serve as a very basic introductory to the language. I've been studying up on some of the pronunciation and grammar. My goal is not only to be able to recognize common phrases or greetings, but more so to be able to see a word and pronounce it correctly and possibly determine where the route or the ending is derived from. A deeper knowledge I suppose, but one that will provide the ability to learn more fluently than broken bits and pieces of sentences.
All in all it is slowly coming together. . . . step by step and one day at a time!
God Bless!
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