10 months. Wait, what?

Woah baby. I've seriously been here for almost a year already? That's crazy. I definitely have mixed feelings about having only about 2 1/2 months left here when it seems like just yesterday I had a whole year.

Something amazing has happened! I actually have color on my skin! Well all of us do. It's so nice to walk outside and be saturated with vitamin D. I never appreciated warm weather or the sun so much now that I've experience a real, Berlin winter. In fact, when I see people still wearing scarves and jackets when I'm in shorts and a t-shirt, I just want to shout at them: "Are you crazy?! Take those winter clothes OFF!" So, if I ever complain of it being too hot or too sunny, just slap me ok? :)

As most of you know, I've been attending an absolutely incredible church here. And a couple weeks ago (on my birthday) a big group of us went to the old Tempelhof airport to shoot the new church video that gets showed before the service. I'd never been to that airport before but it was really cool. I mean, so much happened on those runways. Millions of people were fed by the airlift, not to mention that it was extremely dangerous. It was just really cool to be with an extremely fun group of people on a huge piece of Germany's history.

Also, that day being my birthday, my sister and I went to an amazing American burger place. Her friend met us there later and then a couple minutes later said she was going to the restroom. Well 5 minutes later, I see one of the waitresses from the restaurant walking toward me with a huge, delicious piece of cheesecake with a glowing candle in the middle. My sister, her friend and the waitress started "Happy Birthday" and then next thing I know, the whole bar section of the restaurant joined in too! It was incredible. Definitely one of the highlights of my birthday. Totally unexpected and awesome. Not too shabby for my first birthday spent abroad. :)