Caliente OCHO!

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to WEEK 8 OF BECKY'S INTERNSHIP IN MIAMI! WHOOT! Sunday, I will have 4 weeks exactly left until I get to go to my blessed home and see familiar faces again. I'm not a fan of this "sending you out alone in a completely new place doing completely risky things...short term" thing. I'm ready to be back to familiarity because I know that even after 3 months here, it's still not enough time for me to be familiar with my lifestyle here.

I properly began my 8th week by hanging out with Sophy Beers. I took her to church on Sunday morning, and then we had lunch at her house. We had Monday off because it was the day after 4th of July (soooo American). I got to hang out some mo' with Miss Beers and we went to see Toy Story 3 together.

And now, I'm getting ready to go to interview numero 16. Annnddd, my tape recorder started the day off by being fussy and not working properly. It looks like it'll be ok now, but I just hope it holds up. Another thing that makes week 8 interesting, I'm moving back into the Door house after house/dog sitting in Homestead (a city just South of Miami) for the past 2 weeks. I really liked living in the Homestead house because it was well lived in and taken care of. Since the Door house is for temporary residents, it's a bit shabby. To a point where living in a non-renovated Carter dorm would be much more comfortable than the house. But I'm only here another month and a few days, so I should be able to handle it.

Also, I have a ton of free time at this point. I honestly don't understand why I'm going to still be here after next week, so I'm not looking forward to really having nothing to do with my time. What makes this even trickier is that I'm going to be leaving for RA training a few days after my internship. I've talked with some of the freshmen girls on my hall, I've been doing some required readings for the training and I'm really ready for that position to start. I'm ready for school to start in general. People have been encouraging me by saying things like "be in the present" but since there's not a lot in the present, it's difficult to be 100% focused on that.


On the more positive side of things, I'm well, God has provided and taken good care of me. I'm done with 2/3 of my internship and only have that last third to complete. I'm SO thankful for Sophy Beers being nearby, but not close enough for me to constantly be relying on her to socialize with me.

SO, Pray...
- that I'll still find joy and peace in my interviews, write-ups, and living situation.
- That my living situation might be more comfortable that it was before Homestead.
- That the last month goes by quickly
- That I can keep myself busy during the last 4 1/2 weeks here in Miami.