Well I leave for Beunos Aires in 5 days. It is so close, it is so unreal. I will be living in Argentina for six weeks. AHHH! That is how I feel specifically. Anyways, I am creating this blog to keep people updates on the happenings of the trip and the work that is being completed. The trip is with Cru(campus crusade for christ) and it is called Summer Project. Summer projects are 2-12 weeks trips that happen globally every summer. Last summer I attended Chicago Summer Project for 10 weeks. Here is a snippet from my support letter that explains what Cru means to me and what it has taught me in the past year. "One of the student organizations I have been involved with is Cru, a campus ministry. Through Cru I have been trained and equipped in sharing my faith, and growing in my own walk with God. I engage weekly in community, worship, bible study, large group meetings, discipleship and pouring into women’s ministries on campus. In 2011, God has done incredible things in and through me. I began leading our weekly campus prayer meeting, which has been a great honor and learning experience. Other opportunities that allowed me to grow and serve were Big Break in Panama City Beach Florida, as well as ten week stateside summer project in Chicago. I want to encourage you to please look at my blog that has a few detailed entries on what I learned in the Windy City at, http://purpleandgoldpirate.blogspot.com/. Quickly, these are some of the major themes that transformed my views on God and how he looks at me: I am beautifully created in his image, because of the cross I can come to his feet and lay even the smallest troubles down, community was created to love and allow others to love you, and that He is a faithful provider and will never let you go or give you something without a way to handle it. Coming back to campus this has been strengthened with a Christmas conference and women’s retreat. God has given me a heart of compassion to reach the lost and unsaved, beginning here on my own campus." Ok back to Argentina, which I have spelled wrong about 10 times writing this already. I am headed there with about thirty people who I briefly met. They all live in the SE region of the United States and attend colleges in this region too. This is a fact that is wonderfully exciting. Last summer I was on project with people from Ohio State, Michigan State, Indiana University, and more. Great memories, but seeing the friends I made is rare or nonexistent because of the distance. So living and traveling with people from my own neck of the woods is a details I am looking forward to. Also my major is Spanish, Hispanic Studies to sound fancy, so I have a heart for the Hispanic culture. Plus I can practice my Spanish, which is greatly needed. Finishing this up, I want this blog to be a regular outlet that informs the people who supported me or who are interested in the progress of my trip to be able to keep up. Technology has allowed for so many neat tools, including electric journaling. So "Hello!" to anyone reading, thank you for traveling this journey with me!