Dear Lord, thank you for bringing me to this weird place, where I come to realise that I am truly weird and unique. Thank you for the things I have learned, the experiences I have gained. Thank you for skype and msn and telephone, that I can still talk to people who don't know I am weird. Thank you for cute people who still bother talking, nagging and playing piano at me from one million miles away. Thank you for maggi mee, it is very easy to cook. Thank you for making me realise that I am so wonderfully and fearfully made.. that every muscle, every layer of my being has such specific functions I didn't even know before.. Thank you for the postman who doesn't mind that Clayton is such an ulu place, for the pilot who thinks it is an EXCELLENT IDEA to fly pieces of paper across continents. Thank you for reminding me that people are not always what you expect them to be, and everyone is constantly changing. Knowing someone is a lifelong process that never ends.. and I thank you for the excitingness of the people you have put in my life. Thank you for teaching me to trust, for reminding me that I am never alone. Lord, now is a very scary time as you know I am going to take my first exam here tomoro.. it is too exciting for words!! Please help me put it all in perspective, because I know when it's over and I look back on it, I will wonder why in the world I am feeling so scared.. Lord give me strength to handle these few days, and continue to remind me to fix my mind on what is important even as I focus my energy on the coming exam. Ok, thanks for the reminder that this computer is very distracting and I should turn away from it AT ONCE. I love you Lord:) AMEN!!