At the end of the countdown.

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We are encroaching upon the end of an era and running full speed ahead to the beginning of a new one. 'Goodbye' to 2012 and 'Hello!' to 2013. We are two days away from Christmas; Three days away from driving away from this house for the last time for six months; Six weeks away from jumping on a plane to meet my best friends overseas; Eight weeks away from the start of our DTS.

Woah.

What a beautiful time of life to be alive! I thank God for all the opportunities He has given me to experience, enjoy and be challenged by! I have learned so much in the past few months about the Lord's peace and joy and I am expecting to learn a lot about Christ and myself over the next six months. Although I will miss home, family and friends tremendously, I am SO excited to meet new people and be in different surroundings for a while. "Adventure is out there!"