Chrissie's First Ever "Blob"

Funny story: So my parents just dropped me off at the church and my mom said to my dad, "Do you have the link for the 'blob'?" Let's just say my mom's not too computer savvy...(don't kill me Mom!) hopefully she'll find out how to read this.
We're sitting in the campus center with around 8 hours until leaving for Greensboro: Liz is preparing last minute necessities for the trip, Joe is background entertainment playing the piano, Kate is reading a book for enjoyment, Lane is doing Chemistry homework-impressive, Gracie and John are on their way, and here I am...typing my first ever blog. We're planning on pizza, movies, and an early night as Pat and Bill are coming to wake us up at 4:00 in the morning. Good thing the church always has coffee!
Although we're really excited for this trip, I know in the back of our minds are the questions running through the mind of every Carolina student, faculty, and staff after the horrible incident this week. It's difficult to be separated from our Carolina family while we're all mourning the loss of such a beautiful soul. The questions of "why?" and "how?" cannot and will not stop circling in the back of our minds. We have lost someone in our generation who made the world a better place in her mere 22 years than most people do in a lifetime. We're angry, frustrated, hurt, and confused, and being out of the country-we won't really know answers that hopefully will come out this week. All we can do is pray for her family, friends, and the Carolina family while we try to overcome this loss; however, this just doesn't seem enough to commemorate someone so beautiful inside and out. The comfort we have is the fact that we have a small piece of our Carolina family with us and we have our church family, friends, and our families thinking and praying for us back home.
We're anxiously anticipating the experiences that awaits us this week-the language barrier, the boys, the new food, the fact that we have to drink water from bottles all the time, the home visits, the market, the building, and so much more. It's going to be great to grow closer as a group and grow as individuals learning about ourselves, others, and God's place for us in the world.
Off we go to Honduras! While our friends are all laying out at the beach somewhere, we'll be wearing jeans, big t-shirts, and stumbling through sentences. Please pray for us, read our blog (or if it's my mom "blob"), email us Carolina/Duke scores and any news from back home. We'll update our blog every few days and you can see amazing pictures and hear about all the fun stories we have to share. We hope you'll sit back, read them, and enjoy them throughout the week!

Chrissie Ezzell