A blog about travel, culture and finding joy in the journey!

Elegant palm trees, smiling faces and crazy traffic. What do these have in common? They are all a part of my “home.” Not many months ago, I was filled with homesickness for my home country. How can you be homesick for two places at once? Perhaps only those who have lived overseas can truly understand. But now that I’m leaving, my heart is heavy. I feel so torn. The anticipation I was expecting to feel seems crowded out by the apprehension of leaving “home.”  Sure, there are f

Do you have a blessings book? I can’t even remember where I first heard of the idea, but it is a good one. It doesn’t have to be a fancy notebook. In fact, my first one was on regular paper, folded over. I didn’t necessarily add to it every day, but I tried to have a mindset of thankfulness at all times. Sometimes I would make several entries in one day. On days when I felt a bit discouraged, I could read over all the blessings and remember the great things God had done in my

The first time I flew, I remember being filled with awe. How tiny everything appeared! I could see vehicles driving around, but they looked like toys. Psalm 8:4 came to mind: “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" From my vantage point, I could see far more than those below could see, yet how much more can God see in the third heaven? Of course, I believe that He is omniscient (all-knowing). But from this perspective, suddenl