Here I Go

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I am currently in the Cedar Rapids airport waiting for my flight to Chicago and I am very anxious to get this day going. I'm pretty confident with traveling especially when dealing with Cedar Rapids and Chicago... one year ago that was not the case. For this trip I sort of know what to aspect especially since I was just in Germany in January. Once I am over there it will be a whole different ball game but I'm ready for it.

Where am I going?

I am flying from Cedar Rapids to Chicago and then Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany. I will arrive in Germany at about 10 am local time on Monday June 7th. The flight time from Chicago to Germany is about 9 hours. I really hope I snooze on the flight over to Germany because I know it will help so much but I am not counting on it. I have never slept on a international flight because I get so anxious/excited. Once I arrive in Frankfurt I will be picked up and taken to Ramstein Air Force Base which is where I will stay for the summer. I have no idea the distance from Frankfurt to Ramstein but based on a map it doesn't look to be too long.

My Job in Germany

I will be the Aquatics Director at Ramstein Air Force Base for Camp Adventure. What that means is I will be in charge of four aquatics counselors. So all five of us will teach swimming lessons each day while in Germany. What I have heard is our schedule will be teaching 30 min swimming lessons all day long with a lunch break. I really dont know my day to day schedule until I start working. My job as the Director will be overseeing the four counselors with regards to work and non work stuff. I am in charge of assigning them jobs and what to teach for swimming lessons and for after work stuff they have to check in with me about curfew and those kind of things. This summer holds a lot more responsibility which is what I am most nervous about this summer. It will look completely different then the experiences in the past with Camp Adventure. I am also excited for the challenge. I hope to be a great director and help my counselors love what they are doing and have a positive attitude toward each day of work. I believe I bring an enthusiasm about life that can become contagious. The four counselors are four girls from Iowa and California all of which are experiencing their first summer with Camp.

Blog

I hope to update you all as much as possible much like I did last summer when I was in South Korea. I will definitely be doing a lot more traveling this summer as I hope to see all there is to see in Europe! I will have pictures and such to make this thing a pretty interesting read. =)
I will put up another post when I receive internet access in Germany and let you all know I made it.

Well it wont be long until I get on the plane and I start my travels! Know I will be safe and will have a great time.
Love to ALL.

As my best friend told me as I left our apartment, "be the light.."

Psalm 37:4