Going to Greece!

I am going to Greece!!! For those of you who I have not told Greece is #1 on the list of places I want to go before I die. This is so exciting for me! We will be going to Thessaloniki which is right on the coast! Well I better go we will be leaving soon. I will update on how things are going in Korce when I am back. Love you all.

It's my Birthday!

I'm 18!! I wasn't sure how things were going to go today but they were great! I was able to talk to my family first thing in the morning and that was great we had a nice long talk. The Lorings took me to a crepe place(I'm not sure how to spell it)and it was really good! After that lunch my friend Emily took me to the public market and I got a shirt! I went to dinner to a great Italian place!! It was a great day!

One Week!!

Wow! I can't believe that it has only been one week! So much as happened. Things are going good, I am currently living with the Lorings right now because the people I am staying with have their children coming from America. Things are going very well here I just have to get used to the different lifestyle. The Lorings are great and are good at making me feel welcome. The food is good, lots of veggies, so I am healthy! The kids are great and very nice, though David (De De) is a handful. I haven't gotten to homesick which is good. I do miss everyone and have occasional lapses of loneliness. I have been able to talk to my parents on Skype a lot so that is really nice. Today I got my first lesson of Albanian and I already know a few words just from being around people, it's only been a week and I feel like I have learned so much. Well David is up from his nap so I got to go. Love you, Miss you all!!! Heidi.

Second Day!

I am sorry that I did not update yesterday but the internet is really spotting where I am living. I arrived in Albania safely! Thanks for you prayers. I am living with a couple, Vali and Rudzi, they are very kind and I like them a lot but it is hard to communicate with them because they speak very little English. Caralee Loring picked me up at the airport with her son David but they are taking their niece to see Greece and won't be back until Wednesday. There is a girl here who is from New Jersey and she has shown me around Korca, I am getting to be great friends with her. Eriola is an Albanian who speaks very good English and tomorrow she is going to show me her work. She is the director of the care for the elderly. One thing that I noticed right off the bat is that the people here drive CRAZY! There is constant honking and the drivers DO NOT wait for people. You could take the craziness of Seattle driving and times it by 10. The World Cup is also going on, the people here are big fans of Germany and I was having coffee with Eriola and the whole street was filled with cheering. I was in the apartment where I live and when they won we could hear honking and cheering throughout the city! Well I just wanted to let you know how things are going! Things are good here. Love you all, Heidi.

At the Airport!

I am at the airport right now! My parents and I are waiting a couple hours until I have to go through airport security. Please be praying for me because I have to switch airports in London an I am kind of nervous. I am so excited! I am on my way!!