We're "halfway" there...

So maybe I'm not halfway there, but I liked the title... An update is long over due. This still probably isn't the cohesive answer to "How was Russia?" people are looking for yet, but it is time for an update, and there are things to update about. My roommate and I have found an apartment. It's wonderful. We love the house and I'm enjoying the presence of my roommate. She's going to seminary for biblical counseling, so we certainly have some interesting things to talk about. It's been good to live with her so far. Unfortunately, both our schedules are so crazy that there are sometimes weeks when we literally don't see each other for 3 days straight. I also like the fact that I have 20-35 minute drives to both of my workplaces on country roads, so I have space to think. I like this. :) My new job as an adjunct lab instructor is going really well, also. I really enjoy it. Grading is a little burdensome, but nothing spectacularly terrible or anything. I like teaching and I like helping the students. It encourages me when my students say, "You explain things really well." Even though I don't teach lecture, some of my lab students are coming to my office hours because I explain things better than their lecture professor (who has a PhD). That's encouraging. I have new things to think about now that I'm home from Russia. It still doesn't all "fit" the way I'd like it to, but I can say that it was a *good* trip and that I am grateful for it. I'm moving into new stages in my life with lessons learned from this summer (on which I will post later). Even though things are insanely busy, I am happy. Every step to this point has been led by God, and I look forward to the steps ahead.