A New Journey on the Highway of Life has Begun!

While there is much we could say about the past months and weeks, for now we just wanted to check in and say that we are writing from our new apartment in Pasadena, California. Life seems a bit surreal at the moment- the 70+ degree weather in January contributing greatly to that feeling! We arrived here one week ago today and have almost completed our first week of classes. Needless to say, we are experiencing many new things and many more to come!

We are doing well though, feeling more settled each day, and doing our best to meet new friends and complete our assignments while also exploring this foreign territory. The picture above is the 14 lane highway that exists just across the street! Though the city-feel will take some getting used to, the surrounding view of the mountains is a blessing and we look forward to venturing out to both them, as well as the beach,.that are both within easy driving distance.

We are excited by our classes and thank God every day for the privilege of being able to learn from great minds and hearts and be surrounded by such an intellectually and spiritually stimulating environment. Many more thoughts (and pictures) to come!

We do still miss Norway, however, and are experiencing more reverse culture shock here than in Minnesota (where our also very much missed family resides). Hopefully we will have time in the craziness of life to write here often with our observations, thoughts, and questions. Please keep us in prayer as we adjust to this next phase of life. We already have been blessed with the beginnings of some friendships with great potential and have felt very welcome in the Fuller community that we live amongst.

We pray that 2010 is off to a great start for you as well and the year is full of wondrous adventures and life-changing experiences with the God who loves you so much.
Blessings!