November 28, 2005
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the thanksgiving trip was amazing. i wish that i could explain why. why was it such a privilege to witness such incredible devastation? the loss was indescribable. motivating. our team worked ourselves silly. i don't know which was more piercing -- feeling the gratitude of those we helped, or feeling my own incapability to affect change that corresponded with the magnitude of the loss.
can i just testify to the blessings of the Lord? i wound up in the best team ever -- encouraging, deep, hilarious. we clicked. am i looking back on the week with rose colored glasses? i don't think so. i mean, heck yeah, the work was sometimes gross. i've lived in a third world country, and yet i saw the biggest cockroach of my life last week. NOT a fan of cockroaches. but i felt connected to this group in a way that i haven't necessarily felt connected to another group at wheaton thus far. we have so many memories and inside jokes now, and we were all totally lonely when we woke up sunday morning back in our rooms and apartments! i can't wait for our first friday morning breakfast reunion. profs, if you've connected to the wide world of xanga, you're totally invited. we think you're cool, mr. and mrs. chicago. i love maried's Best Girl Mix Ever. i'm sad that ted can't make the breakfasts because of class...but let's be honest, would he be able to wake up that early anyway? =]
okay, an unmerciful amount of homework awaits. character building, right, chuck? (i love how i'm just assuming that the xanga users from the trip are actually reading this.)
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I'm so glad you had a great--albeit exhausting--time in the Bayou. Get some rest, study real hard, eat healthy in whichever order you need to.
I hope they read it! heck, i'm reading it and i didn't even go with you guys!
you make many proud sarah!
Heck yeah team members read Xanga!!! I loved reading what you wrote. Ok, dinner at my place, yes ... maybe Tuesday of next week (ok, probably Tuesday) We can talk more about it over breakfast and at the movie night!!! Thanks for putting all that together. Miss ya... lots of love
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