It has been entirely too long since I’ve last posted and I’m super sorry guys.  Hope you all had a great holiday season, I know that I did.  I had the opportunity to go home for Christmas and New Years.  The original thought was that my dad was going to have surgery, however about a week before I left for home his doctor decided to wait and monitor him for 6 months before any action is taken.  So with no surgery, we were really able to enjoy the season.  Probably the highlight of  my time home was being able to go deep sea fishing with my dad, and uncle.  We caught 16 different types of fish including my 4 foot shark J  It was a blast, everyone should go at least once!    

Being home with my family was great, but I was ready to home back to Croatia!  I’ve been back for almost a week; the adjustment wasn’t as hard as the first time, but still trying to get back to a normal schedule.

Good news on the visa front.. I have mine!  Thankfully, after  a few minor setbacks I was able to get my visa yesterday!  This is a huge relief for me and I am sooo thankful for a lawyer who knows what she’s doing J 

Croatian classes are going well; believe it or not next week is our last week.  Time has flown by!  I can’t say that it’s been easy, but I can say that I’ve learned a lot, and met a lot of new friends. 

The non-profit is making great strides, we recently have started working with another non-profit that is in charge of six different orphanages.  Before Christmas, Ben and I were able to help with a Christmas party for the orphans.  They invited a couple of different biker clubs who gave the kids rides, it was a lot of fun!  This Saturday I have the opportunity to go to an Orphanage and work with some of those kids.  I’m really excited to see them again and to really start getting to know them! 

That’s about all for now, sometimes its still hard to believe that God is allowing me spend time here in this beautiful country with these beautiful people, there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t feel blessed!

Until next time… and I promise it will be soon! 

Steph