The now-extended Nelsen clan joined together yesterday not just for the delicious home-cooked food, but for family fellowship. Dad gathered us together in the morning, between table-setting and food-prepping, for a family devotion centered on the attitude of gratitude. After a brief history lesson behind misconceptions of the holiday itself,[Read more]
I sat down to write this post almost 2 weeks ago, but besides deciding a general topic to write about, I’ve gotten nowhere. Things in Argentina seem to fly by quickly and slowly at the same time. Although I can hardly believe we have been here for a month already,[Read more]
Hola from Argentina! Life has been crazy since arriving on Saturday, but it has been incredible meeting new people and learning about the culture! Our first big introduction to the culture happened on Sunday when we hosted our first asado (think family barbeque in the US without the bbq sauce).[Read more]
It’s hard to think about the fact that in a little under 2 weeks I will be in Argentina. That’s right, time has flown by so quickly that I’m finally entering the homestretch of preparations – which is funny to consider because I by no means feel prepared for this.[Read more]
Up to this point, school had kind of taken ahold of my life. Now that my finals are finished and Argentina is waiting for me at the end of the month, I’m ready to really spend some time studying the culture, practicing the language on a conversational basis and memorizing[Read more]
For those of you who may not know their geography, Argentina is in the southern hemisphere which means only one thing to this girl – a second winter is in my future! That’s right, Argentina will actually be experiencing winter while I am there in June and July. You thought[Read more]
It felt as though the College of Education forgot me when placing student teachers for the fall, but there was no need to worry because I finally received my placement! I’m ecstatic to announce that I’ll be student teaching at Kearney High School! The first half of the semester I[Read more]
I can’t express how thankful I am to have so many of you supporting me financially or through prayer. If you are still looking for specific ways to contribute, please consider partnering with me in prayer. The following prayer card is to give you ideas on how to pray for[Read more]