The Next Leg of My Journey

(Photo by Danette Bjornstad -Edited by Daniel Hudson)

Well, I generally start running my mouth (out of excitement) before things are actually set in concrete and then find that I have to deviate some from my original plans. Everyone is then left wondering what it is I'm actually doing or where I'm going...

There's been a bit of a lull for the past couple of months so I've not had many things to write about. I thought I would be long out to sea by this time, but as usual things didn't go quite as planned. I've been in Arkansas for several months now and am definitely ready for some change.

I kept thinking I would get the job I applied for with Cruise West, but I made the mistake of telling them I couldn't work the whole season. I guess that was a problem... But the whole point of the job was to save money to go to YWAMs (Youth With A Mission) Waves DTS (Discipleship Training School) in Australia. So, I guess if I had to work past the starting date of the DTS, it really wouldn't have been worth it. (And I really want to go to this Waves DTS.)

I worked for American Cruise Lines two years ago and swore I would never return... Unless it was near the end of the world and nothing else seemed to be working out. I was thinking more like 10-15 years down the road, not 2... Well, I am again employed by ACL and start in exactly one week. I wouldn't say I'm exactly thrilled to be going back, but I am pretty happy to have a job that will allow me to hopefully save most of the tuition for YWAM. I figure, I did it once, I can do it again. And a person can do practically anything for three months... We'll see how all that goes; I'm sure I'll have lots to write about.

And now that I have a job (other than Mossy Creek) I can finally send in my application to YWAM. It's been quite a process filling it all out, but I'm finally finished with it; for the most part anyway. I have to get a physical on Monday and then I really will be able to send it off.

So, just to clarify, it's not definite that I will get to go to Australia this fall. I have to wait and see if they accept me and also what the price of airfare does...