i'm horrible at blogging

i do offer a humble apology for anyone who happens to stumble across this blog from time to time, as i have been a very bad blogger.

so. i don't want to bore with mundane updates, but much has happened since i last spoke to you. i've now been in washington dc for nearly 3 weeks. i'm working as an intern for Bread for the World, a Christian anti-hunger advocacy group, doing church outreach. i have one roommate, allyson, who is awesome and such a comfort to me here where everything is new. my other friend here is a girl named sadie, who has shown me warm, genuine love.

ok, so that's the update. interesting fact: so far i've had 4 balding, middle-aged men hit on me. in an effort to keep you from thinking i am completely self-involved, let me mention that 3 of these were decidedly intoxicated. i find it hard to feel very flattered by a compliment coming from someone who is only semicoherent.

how strange it has been to go from college where i feel like i was constantly surrounded by people with whom i shared the most meaningful relationships of my life - who have known and loved me in such amazing and familiar ways - to a place where i know hardly anyone and everything seems to be starting over. some people long so much for a new beginning. to start from scratch. i didn't ask for that. in fact i strongly resisted it as that wonderful chapter of life was coming to an end. but God is faithful and His plans are perfect, and i am so blessed to be here and have this opportunity to be involved with work that i am passionate about. there have been moments where i have been keenly aware of being alone, but also aware that this is a time for me to learn more of what it is to be in relationship with the Almighty.

hmm ok, that is all for now. my strategy for future blogging to increase my posting frequency: short, often meaningless posts. kind of like the fortunes you get out of those tasty little chinese cookies. very brief and completely ambiguous.