Finding Courage in the Unknown

Hello!

My name is Meghan and I am taking over the blog today! I met Kelly during my freshman year of college and we have been friends ever since.
Have you ever done something that you were excited about but scared out of your mind to do? That was me, four and a half months ago. Since my freshman year of college I knew I wanted to go to Madrid, Spain to study abroad. And last semester I fulfilled that dream. It was amazing. It was everything and yet nothing at all like I thought it would be. Wow, what a confusing sentence! Sometimes we have to let go of the need to know every detail about something and just go and do it. That is what I had to do. No matter how much I wanted to know exactly what I was getting myself in to, I couldn’t. Leaving the comforts of my home and my school, where I knew what I was doing wasn’t easy. However, I learned so much about myself and the Spanish culture. I still can’t believe I actually lived in Madrid for four months!
What is it about perspective that changes our outlook on things? I never could have planned or predicted all that I would do or learn overseas, yet looking back I can clearly see God carefully orchestrating and presiding over my experience: from the first inkling of the idea my senior year of high school to the final days of my time in Spain. Throughout the entire semester I clung to the comfort of knowing God was in control when I felt very out of control. I hope that when you enter into unknown circumstances you can trust and rely on our unchanging God!

One of my favorite parts about reading blogs is seeing pictures so, here are a few pictures from my time abroad!

My second week in Madrid — still recovering from jet lag. Funny story: we meant to order tea and not smoothies but there was some miscommunication due to me not speaking Spanish all that well!

Churros con chocolate — a very popular treat with locals and tourists alike.

Parque del Buen Retiro — a must visit if you are ever in Madrid. It’s humongous and very beautiful.

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