Well, I think it is officially countdown time in Tennessee! One week from tomorrow I will be leaving the country to embark on a totally incredible adventure! I have Skyped with my German family and I do believe that they are as excited about all of this as I am. I just hope that I can put some sort of culture of mine into their lives like I know that they will do for me.

I am so excited to have this opportunity. Not many people that I have know have ever left my small town, but I hope to start a new trend and longing for adventure in their lives. To touch lives through music, teaching, straight up ministry, or even my horrible language skills (which will hopefully improve quickly). I want to say thank you to all who have supported me over the past...oh, I don't know...We'll just say 22 years. It means the world and I am sure that if I have not already returned the favor, then I will more than gladly do so in the future as you have done for me.

Much prep has been put in to this year long journey and much much more will come out of trying to fit an occasional trip to another country on my day off every now and then. I have waited for this my whole life.. or at least since I was 4-years-old (I can't remember much before that). I hope that whoever reads this blog enjoys reading as much as I am having fun writing it. Again: BIG thanks to those who have given their love and support (and financial grace) to me for everything that is getting ready to happen in my life.

Bis bald!