Whoo, today is my birthday!

But that's not really what this blog is about.

So, as you may recall, my last blog was written right as I was about to leave for Romania. How did that go, you ask?

AMAZING.

For those of you who don't know, this was actually my first mission trip, really. It started with a little "camp" to get to know your team, because we took 7 other girls and 1 guy with us to Romania, age range 15-21. We left bright and early at 3 am on a Wednesday to get to the airport, and barely made it! My flight was different from the others because my grandparents graciously allowed me to use their airmiles to pay for my flight, so I got in to Romania a couple hours later than the others, sans luggage. My luggage came on Friday, but it was an interesting experience, and one I hope to not repeat!

This trip was full of lots of firsts for me, like the lost luggage. Most sound bad, but I'm glad they happened either because now I can say I've done it, or it turned out to be a great experience!

What I Did In Romania:

-No hot water (cold showers, yay!)
-Used an outhouse (yuck)
-Water balloon fight with gypsies
-Shared testimonies using a translator
-Crammed 10 people into a 7 person car
-As a result of the above, got a flat tire and had to walk for about an hour to our destination
-Made Tollhouse cookies (ish) for the Romanian base
-Rode interesting trains (and had to walk across active train tracks to get to our platform)

-Had an "illegal" dance party on the street (Christians in Romania apparently don't dance. Whoops.)
-Did a lot of dramas
-Did the "Funky Chicken" song. A lot. Every day. (The kids loved it!!)
-Ate white bread at every meal
-Had hotdogs, tomatoes, and cucumber as breakfast
-Peeled 302395678 potatoes (potatoes for almost every meal. yum!)
-Went to a boy's orphanage and played with the kids
-Painted faces
-Got lost in translation
-Ate lots of sunflower seeds
-Listened to dogs barking all night long
-Got tons of bug bites
-Had a Love Feast with the gypsies
-Played lots of running games
-Led morning devotions for the whole base

Basically, Romania was awesome. See for yourself!