Home Sweet Home

Two days later and I have finally made it home!! What a crazy and yet amazing adventure.

Yesterday I took 12 showers in the Paris hotel because I was sooo cold. The heat in my hotel was not working and I couldn't figure it out. Finally I started to look around for the heat vent and I finally found it...way up by the ceiling. Of course I was cold because hot air rises...come on France. So anyways I finally wake up at 4:45am and give up on the whole sleeping thing and take yet another shower to warm up. When I got out of the shower I realized that I had accidentally gotten my only sweatshirt wet...so now I would have to adventure the day in a t-shirt(at least I took an airplane blanket). I find it ironic that I was in the fashion capital of the world and I had on a t-shirt, jeans and flip flops...with socks!:). So I finally ate by lovely french breakfast at the hotel(it was good) and got back on the shuttle to try and find the right terminal. Praise Jesus that I'm really good at asking questions now and I was able to find my way. Security was not bad, I had no wait and I made my way to the terminal and began to wait for my flight. At this point I'm pretty sure airplanes hate me because once again my flight was going to be delayed...and once again I was going to miss my connecting flight in Newark. Well it was delayed 2 hours, but I did meet a very nice couple from Kenya. We talked for a long time, they were so nice. Finally it was time to board the plane and while I was waiting (they were frisking everyone...so it took a while), I met a lady who was also on my next flight to Cleveland. She was so sweet and I will tell you more about her later. So I finally get on my flight and 8 hours later arrive in Newark(Yeah). I go through border control then go to get my bags(which never showed up and I learned are still in Paris)and then I went through customs. I finally realized when I got to customs that my plane was boarding so I needed to get there fast(this was my other rescheduled flight because I did miss my original connecting flight. I ended up running through the airport and finally did make it. Luckily there was no one on the plane and so I was able to switch seats and sit by the lady I met earlier. I learned that she is an ER nurse at Metro hospital in Cleveland and I showed her all of my pictures. She was really excited to see everything and then she began to tell me about how I should apply at their hospital for the summer and that she would put in a good word for me...isn't God so good. Just think if I would have made my original flight I would never have met her. The flight went so fast as I was talking with this lady, but I was so excited to see my parents. I headed down to baggage claim and of course no bags, so I went to make a claim and then headed out the door(my parents were late because of snow) Finally I got to hop in the car and we went out to eat. I never have appreciated home so much in my life. It is so good to be back. Praise Jesus for a safe trip home. As hard as this trip was I wouldn't change anything. I have learned so many hard, but good life lessons and God has allowed me to meet some amazing people along the way. I can't believe that this is going to be my last post...I actually have enjoyed posting and will miss it. Thank you everyone who supported me in prayer, it was well needed and accepted. God has done some amazing things, and I can't wait to see where He takes me from here. : )