New. Driving on the wrong side of the car, windshield wipers on the left side of steering wheel and blinkers on the right.
New. Driving on the left side of the road while passing traffic is on the right. Round abouts everywhere instead of stop signs.New. There are no stop signs, simply "give way" signs indicating me to yield to traffic.
New. Instead of the right side being the slow traffic lane on the "motorway," otherwise known as the interstate, slow traffic is on the left side.
New. Shortening the words/names of any given word. Example, "I am going to Salvo's" (Salvation Army); "I attended 'uni' for a year before coming to SBS" (university); "Can we meet this alvo?" (Afternoon).
New. Phone numbers here are not comprised of xxx-xxx-xxxx; rather, it is xx-xxxx-xxxx. Therefore, if my phone number was 719-282-8504, in Australia it would be 71-9282-8504.
New. Teaching for the first time this morning as a real staff person.
New. Being nervous to teach and not feeling well to begin with to good dialogue and being able to answer good questions.
New. Discipling an amazing woman who is six years my senior.
New. Our one and only other male staff is going home tomorrow morning, leaving Bryan to disciple our six male students.
New. Feeling lonely due to the current depth of my relationships.
New. Excited for what God is doing in me and how he is teaching me that I only depend on him. He is where I find my identity.
New. Becoming confident in my calling here and in the things he will enable me to do.
New. This adventure I am embarking on. It is exciting, scary, nerve racking and amazing.
