first post.

I got back from RUF Summer Conference this weekend (where I met one of my team members, Katie!) to a FLOOD of Dublin e-mails in my inbox! Christy, a longer-term intern already over there, sent a list of things going on on this summer... there is an arts festival July 7-12 (where we hold a music cafe in the basement of the church), dance workshops Thursday and Friday, Urban Soul (where 500 teens from around Ireland come to serve the city in ways like picking up trash, etc.), Open Abbey (we'll open the doors of the church for a few hours everyday to greet visitors, serve tea, spread awareness of the church), and possibly even a radio program. These are just some of the happenings for this summer! Apparently, as interns we will get to help out in honestly whatever way we are gifted -- and the possibilities are endless. I'm getting so excited. I've already been e-mailing with the pastor, Alan Boal, about my keyboard/piano skills and so I'm hoping I'll get to be useful in that way while I'm over there.

So this week, just working on a lot of last minute things. Need to send some forms in, send out update letters, finish Cross of Christ (required reading for all the interns), start PACKING, etc.! One week until pre-field training, 10 days until the flight to Dublin!