New Country, New Adventure, New Zealand

After 4 flights, 3 airlines, 3 layovers and 2 days, I arrived at the YWAM base yesterday morning. I do NOT regret listing to God and choosing this base, this place is absolutly beautiful.

I have been making lot of friends from all over the world. Just today, I got to practice both my German and Portuguese with native speakers.

Orientations started today, however classes won't really start till next week. So eager to see what God will do over these next 5 months. Might go to Vanuatu for Outreach! :)

Got Bumped...

Last night was a very eventful night, especially considering that I got nowhere... well at least not home. My flight from Asheville, NC to Newark, NJ was overbooked so, I volunteered to get bumped.

I will arrive back home late tonight. However, for a free hotel room and a $500 future flight voucher, I say that it was totally worth it! What should I used this voucher on?

Sam's Travel Memories #3: Holding My Tounge

As I have stated before, I travel with Allegiant Airlines fairly often for domestic trips. Since Allegiant charges ($50 or more) for carry-ons and checked bags, I have learned to how to stuff my back-pack (about the only thing I can take on their planes free) with all I need and mail  home what I buy.

So this particular time I was traveling back up to Asheville, NC for a couple weeks with an exceptionally stuffed back-pack. On my way through the normal security line a TSA guy took my bag out of the x-ray machine and with a smile made the comment, "That bag looks like its' ready to burst!" I thought for a second (anyone who knows me knows that I am very quick witted with funny sarcastic quips) and I almost said, "More like explode!" However, I ended-up holding my tongue. In all honesty I don't think any TSA agent would have found such a remark very funny... :P

It was probably a good thing that I held my tongue that time, I would not have wanted to get delayed or miss my flight. As it turned out, I would have missed the joy of eating squirrel soup for the first time. It tastes just like chicken (I thought it was chicken soup at first) in my opinion! LOL :D