a hop, skip & a jump: Being a Vagabond

This past month I have been feeling like a vagabond. Each weekend of the month I was somewhere different and spent a lot of time driving in my car. Don’t get me wrong, I loved seeing friends, going to weddings and raising support in other cities. It is really cool to see my support team form and look at all the different places my teammates are from.

For three weeks in July I had an internship with PYE Interiors, an interior design firm located in Charlottesville, VA. I saw this internship as a blessing from God because before this I had no professional experience in interior design. It was theperfect amount of time and since I have longer to raise support than most people I was able to take it. I worked with three amazing women who showed me both the joys and hardships of interior design. I got to design the wayfinding/signage for a medical center and got to watch real clients respond to my design! I am excited to say that there is a huge possibility it is actually going to be made. So in a year or two my welcome wall design, waiting room feature and signage could be what people see in a real building. This is a big deal when you have only ever had imaginary clients who you control their preferences (and of course you imagine them happy with the design). Many have asked what I want to do after a year in Australia and the honest answer is I really don’t know. What I do knowis that God will lead me and this internship granted me insight into the working world.

With the internship, support raising became a bit harder. I was pretty much exhausted after the three weeks and am ready to get back to full time support raising. I have really enjoyed meeting with each potential supporter, hearing their stories and getting to know them better. Each meeting reminds me of God’s calling for me to go to Australia andgets me more and more excited to go to Melbourne!

Here are some sites from July: