a beginning.

well, i know if i keep waiting for a good time to sit down and compose a well-written "first post" it will never come. such is life, unorganized and imperfect.

so i'll plunge right in.

seattle is wonderful. minus the clouds, but seeing as every person to whom i mentioned that i was moving here reminded me to bring an umbrella, i was well prepared for that one. today was a beautiful day though- tons of sunshine, the first of it's kind since i've been here. unfortunately, i spent 7 hours of it inside listening to a lecture with 5 of the other interns. but we did get a chunk of time for lunch, during which we made a bee-line for the doors and sat outside, eating our picnic lunches. and the lecture, apart from being slightly too-long for my attention span, was fairly informative. there were a two first hand accounts, and the one lady straight up preached the gospel, right there in front of the class: "i've been taking these meds for 19 years now, 19 years and they tell me they's what's keepin me well. but i praise GOD because i know, i know it was HE who healed me. i prayed and i prayed, i fasted and i prayed, and he healed me." cool picture of boldness in speaking truth.

after that my roommate and i headed home; i had all the fixin's for a homemade pizza, so i pulled that together while we snacked on some pita chips and babaghanoush (i probably butchered that). we have a lot of the same tastes, so hopefully we'll get to cook some this semester! then we busted out the medical terminology...boy do i have a lot of memorizing to do these next few days.

i'm so thankful that tomorrow is sunday. i'm eager for community, to find people to plug in with. turns out, one of the mars hill campuses is nearby, so i plan on going there for a start. i also got to meet up with emily, my "insta-friend, just add rain," as she termed it. we had coffee in the university district of town, which is an area i'll definitely have to go back and explore. it was so refreshing to sit and have intentional conversation, the kind that digs below the surface, exposes vulnerable honesty. our conversation got cut a little short a little shy of that due to the fact that it's impossible to park close to anywhere in seattle (no wonder everyone takes public transport), and i was afraid of getting a parking ticket. i walk everywhere possible (i ventured to the puget sound the other day! and the library, i'm fond of those.), there's a great little coffee shop nearby that i think i would frequent on a daily basis if it weren't so expensive to buy coffee. i did just pick up some new beans at whole foods the other day though, extra dark french roast. yum yum yum- i had them for the first time this morning- it was a good choice.

i seem to get lost still almost every day, although i am getting MUCH better and knowing my way around. i drove along the beach the other day, it looks like a fantastic place to bike or jog, and i can't wait to try it out! maybe that will be a study break tomorrow.

alright, on that note, i'm signing off. bedtime for me.