over halfway

I am now over halfway through my trip...and that makes it easier to relax and enjoy my time here. When I'm tired and not feeling very well (like I was at 5am this morning) I miss home more. but the rest of the time I'm doing ok :) it helps that I feel very comfortable in Angie's house.

So comfortable, in fact, that Jess and I took over the kitchen and made dinner last night :) Jess is a family friend of the Millers and I met her last year and we hit it off. This year she's actually staying here this week because her housemate is away and that's fun for me to have someone extra to hang out with.

Placement is going ok...I'm still not doing much which is frustrating. In the UK I would take the intiative and say 'these are my skills, I'm good at this so let me do it' (not to sound conceited, but I'm confident in my skills) but over here it could be done differently so I don't want to put myself out there and then get it wrong.
Mostly I've done alot of photocopying and moving boxes and observing the services offered, rather than actually doing much social work. But I've observed enough to get an idea for my assignment and the next few days I should be helping at a summer camp so I should get to do some work with the public.
I'm trying not to worry so much about it and just see it as a learning opportunity rather than as a placement that I need to through myself into 100%.

Since my last blog I've also been to a baseball game, seen Toy Story 3 (great movie by the way!), been to church, watched fireworks, caught lightening bugs, and made chocolate covered strawberries. Lots of fun things :)

It's weird because I'm happy and I'm enjoying myself, but I think that's only because I know in a week's time I'll be home. If I didn't know that I only had a short time left, then I'd find it harder, but because going home is getting closer, it's easier to enjoy every moment.

The plans for this week include: yummy food (one night Jess and I will be making dinner again which has been fun to plan), more placement (hopefully with more opportunities!), manicures and pedicures, movies, a little bit more shopping, and lots of very hot weather (there's a heatwave starting today!).

That's all for now I think
In other news: I might have a placement for next year- please pray that it's the right placement in the right place...it's getting harder to tell what God has planned for me!

Much love xxx