I haven't visited this site lately... I am sorry..

But now is time to say that tomorrow at that time I will be in the States. Very hard summer is waiting for me, but I want to improve myself and I think that SW program is best for that.

If you are planning to go somewhere for longer time ( 4 months is not that long, but still) people start to show how much they really care for you. I don't want to say that they care only when someone is leaving, but that they show it to you more than ever. That is way it's hard to go.  I so love these people here! I'm gonna miss them a lot.
 
Some days ago Church family organized a sleepover where I was the quest of honor. There were posters that wished me good luck and so on. I have never had this kind of party before. Thank you guys! Especially Heidi and Riina, who were the sleepover's directors:) put everyone to play and made that evening very cool.
Some days later I got even a leaving present. That was great! When I opened it there was book that I have wished to have for weeks, but I had never told anyone that. I guess it's true that Ron told us last Sunday - that God really knows what we want and gives us that even if we don't ask.
Today two classmates visited me and we had fun. It was nice to see them. We ate cake and talked about "the old days" =0)

These couple of weeks have been busiest! But this is just the beginning..,
Please keep me in your prayers!

Love ,
Merlin

PS! I try to write here as much as possible, but I'm also keeping an estonian blog http://merlin86.blogspot.com/

Hello from a Stranger (like some of you think or call me)! I know! I know! It's my own fault. I haven't connected to anyone lately. And it's not that I am busy all the time, which is almost true. Those, who really know me, they know that usually I don't do that anyway. I am that kind of person, who waits to be called and if no one does that then she goes out alone, when she feels like going out. Like for example on last Saturday we had a Student Days here in Tartu (whole week) and one opened air concert was for free and I went there alone. Two of my favourite folk music bands played there music their and I had lot of fun. I was in the first row and pretended like I was the only one there, although there were over thosand(s) of people. I know that's weird, but I have figured out that I AM a very weird person.

But besides that I am a proud person. I have yonger sister and brother and they make me proud. Heidi is about to graduate the high school. One more exam. And I know, that she'll succeed with that. Also she's making the yearbook, like I did when I studied there. She's so nice and onlyone, who truly knows me. Talis is also making me to be proud sister.Yesterday we drove to Jogeva to see him dancing. He is really good dancer! It was StreetStar finals, where we went and where he showed everyone his skills. Besides streetdance he takes break dance courses and also ballroom dance courses (with Heidi). I love them!
Next month at the same time I will be in the plane. My first flight. I wonder how I will act. Last summer was my first time being on the ship and I had to check lifeboats all the time, just to be sure...

Last monday we had nice trip to Narva with course mates. We saw lot of interesting places and organisations. Tomorrow morning.. actually 6 hours from now we will start our trip to Setoland. It's totally different part of Estonia and I'm waiting for that arrival. I think it's better to go to seel now... I'm sorry if my story here won't make any sense... I'm tired.
Still love you!

Hey!
Life is good. Busy, but good. Sorry, that I haven't updated lately. If to be honest, I have started to write something here couple of times, but then something came up.. and like you see.. the entry didn't appear here.

So what have happened during these last weeks? A lot. Well, I won't start to describe every tiny detail or anything, although as you know - beauty is in details, like Ron likes to say . Anyways.. school work takes a lot of time and besides that I have to ride between tARTu and Viljandi several times during the week because of the Southwestern program, with what I'm going to the states. I have to study for that program also. And I have to finish school earlier (do exams) than others, so extra pressure with that, too. I have had some problems with money, health and other stuff, but He has been too good to me and helped me a lot using people, who surround me(family and friends) and the the Spirit in me, which helps me to do different decisions.

Photo course is fun. Some of mine (and Riina's) photos are on the poster in the library and everyone can see them. Soon there will be a real exhibition. Can't wait for that.
School is fun. Especially drama part. I have uploaded some videos on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/MPonna). All those are done for school courses (You can tell which are for drama - 3 last ones).  And today I have to go to drama festival, which lasts 3 days, to be there as a trainee (observe and ask). I was a trainee also to my old school leisure-time manager some weeks ago and last friday I organized two hours event for grade school kids there. It was so cool. I am so happy that I was guided to that school to study leisure-time managment.

Ok, it's time to run. This was my quick overview. Thank you for being my friend
Love!

Just got back from Worship Night from Salem's Baptist Church, where there were many young people from Tartu, Tallinn, Pärnu and even from the States. Although today is called Silent Saturday, that church building was full of people's voices that worshiped our Creator.
Between singing people gave their testimonials and Rev. Meego told us about.. death. Funny, uh? He brought up many examples how people have found faith when they're dieing. They made lot's of us think. And the example about people, who say that they absolutely don't believe that there is God, still cry to Him when they are hurting or something bad have happened... that made unbelievers really think there.. and when the program was over, some of people went to Rev, or other strong Christian and ask to pray together about their lost souls or maybe about their relatives' lost souls.
That was blessed evening!
Now back to studies:) Have A Great Week, Everybody!
And those, who still haven't let Him into Your hearts, please don't fight back, you don't know what you're missing! You can feel Him, even if you don't know much about Him. Blessings!

So here it comes, as I promised...

I said that I have some plans for summer. The thing is that I was selected to a program with what I can go and work in USA this summer. It's going to be very busy and hard summer(physically and emotionally), but something extremely different for me. I'm going to sell educational books from Southwestern. Lot's of you in America already know about that job and that it is hard. But I really believe that it was meant to go this way, 'cause well' I think I made a record with collecting the money that I needed-  It seemed like impossible to get that kind of money and go, but it took only some hours, after I heard that they would like me in their team, when one of my good friends said that I have the money and I can go.Wow! I even didn't have to worry about that.
But I'm sad, because I can't be at the camp, I can't be at my sister's graduation and her boyfriend's also, besides these there are some birthdays that I will miss... and I will miss my family and friends. And Estonian summer weather, that I like. But the experiences that I'm going to get there will help me lot in my future and new friends and if God allows then I will meet some old ones also.

Time to go to sleep, 'cause busy week is yet to come!