Yikes

53 short termers = 6 stressed and tired interns
It's gonna be a long week

Today was the first day of all 53 short termers and it was absolute insanity. Since the 6 of us are almost completely responsible for every minute of their day, it was pretty crazy transporting them around and practically herding them to places. Most are jet lagged and culture shocked so that adds another component. The coming days will be better and English camp will add some structure to the day but we just have to get through the weekend.

It's a good mix of high schoolers and adults, which is a good ingredient for camp. But we can already tell who will struggle with the unstructured aspect of camp. We say it over and over. It's not about English, it's about building relationships. But we can already tell who will be frustrated with the laissez faire way we will be teaching each day. So pray for everyone's attitudes as they are out of their comfort zones and struggling. They are eating new food, with people they don't know in a really hot climate in a country where they speak another language. I forget that I once was quite uncomfortable too.

Essentially, prayer this week will be the most important time for my entire trip. I'm glad I've had 6 weeks to prepare but this one is gonna be tough. We will definitely be stretched as interns this week and even though I'm enjoying it so far, it's hard at the same time. Pray for stamina and patience, particularly in the dorms with mostly high school students. Also, I've really been feeling the desire to be back at home and definitely sad about some of the things I am missing. But I know God still has stuff to teach me here and I'm gonna make sure I take advantage of every day.