Living the dream!

Well here I am.

Living in San Jose, Costa Rica.

1.5 hours from the Pacific.

2 hours from the Caribbean Sea.

I'm living the dream!

The dream is rainier than I imagined it. And has considerably more exhaust fumes. And at times is quite frustrating when I don't understand the Spanish in said dream! Ohhh... and the fact that the dream gets dark at 6 pm is quite annoying since getting mugged is definitely not a part of the dream!

This really is pretty much an IDEAL position: working with a group of students as they are getting to experience life in Central America! But it's amazing how easily I can be unsettled with this dream. (I think) I firmly believe this is where God has me right now. If not for that, I would have more trouble with the traffic, the language, the darkness early at night, at not knowing anyone when arriving here... at the transition.

It's amazing how easy it is to think about how green the grass is on the other side. God has been so good in putting some terrific people in my life here, but I definitely miss my friends elsewhere. I miss knowing people. I miss not having to think about most words before they leave my mouth.

It's a challenge, but it's good! But if I'm not careful I can miss out on the beauty of this life and the life God has for me here. The same is true whether I'm living in San Jose, Costa Rica, or State College, Pennsylvania, or Cairo, Egypt, or... really anywhere.

The curse of discontentment is a powerful force, but thankfully we don't have to rely on dreams. We can know that God is at work through out lives and working out His plans everyday. And we GET to be a part of that... regardless of where we are and what we're doing.

That's bigger and better than anything we can dream up.

And it's good!

(... and in the mean time I plan on getting to the beach plenty!)