Saturday afternoon on Orchard Road

I have officially taught for an entire quarter! Friday marked the end of the first quarter of school. HURRAY! Time sure has flown. Although the end of the quarter should call for celebration, it actually calls for Miss Jorgenson to be bogged down with grading and report cards. As a break, I took an adventure down to Orchard Road. This is considered "downtown" and the shopping mecca of Singapore. It was hot but I came across some fun characters :)

Some life guard "hunks" advertising for an Asian airline. They were carrying around a box of sand; people would come up and build in the portable sand box. Please note the group of girls on the right - they were following the "hunks" rather closely :)

A film crew - I wanted to walk in the background in case it was a new movie!

Orchard Ion. The MRT entrance.

Ngee Ann City - one of the many malls.

Ahoy! Pirates advertising.

The cutest, skinniest, and oldest hula-hooper. He used these long chains of wooden balls. At one point he was hula-hooping around his waist and on both arms!

Life is flying by over here. In just over a week I will have been here three months. I would say I am pretty well adjusted to the culture and weather (although I am really missing the beautiful mid-western fall). I am having some difficulty adjusting to being an adult and all the responsibilities of my job/life. Do not misunderstand me, I absolutely love my students...I am just having a hard time loving all the responsibilities that are being thrust upon me. GUSS, as I affectionately call it, stands for Grown-Up-Shock-Syndrome. Below are some prayer requests - I would appreciate your prayers as I try to navigate my way into the adult world.

• Good rest - it is amazing how exhausted I am after a day of work
• Find a church "home"
• One of my students is moving back to Japan - pray for my whole class as this is her last week with us 
• Embrace the time and opportunities God has given me

Thank you for all your prayers and your support.