we ahhhready hype!

man oh man. it has only been four days but my time in louisiana has been off the chain so far.

i am not carrying my cell phone everywhere with me, so if i don't get back to replying to your messages that's why. with that said, don't stop the contact. i am loving hearing from people, its so encouraging to know you are thinking about me and my trip and hopefully praying.

umm, seriously the best way to get the gist of what is going on in my life would be to check out my team's blog at louisianaexpirement.blogspot.com

we have a bunch of pictures up there now.

specific things to pray for:
-the other counselors. its just an interesting bunch.
-my pride. its hard to determine when i am being helpful as opposed to arrogant.
-the team dynamic. things have been stellar so far.

blaaah!

i might be freaking out right now.

maybe tonight my debit card was denied. and then it is possible that the online baking wasn't working. oh and then maybe i called the phone number and they said my account doesn't exist.

maybe i still have to pack.

today heather got in a car accident. she is in the hospital. she fractured three vertebrae. pray for her.

it was a weird day.
i leave in 7 hours.
i am so blessed and sometimes i forget that.

Louisisna.

i leave for louisiana saturday.
i will be there for six weeks.

this is how you can stay updated.

it's my team's blog.

i wrote the first post. and i even used capitol letters and correct-ish grammar.

sebastian lives in a hat

one of my favorite childhood books was:its about this wombat who is orphaned when a car runs over his mama. then he is rescued by some humans who put im in a hat (because he needs to be in a pouch). sebastian grows up and ends up wearing the hat.seriously, so cute. that one is a real baby wombat living in a hat!they are like a much cooler version of a guinea pig.
So i have always wanted to go to australia! becuase they have the coolest animals. Wombats! kangaroos! koala bears! bandicoots! walabys! wallaroos! bilby! pademelons! platypus! tasmanian devils! spotted cuscus!

so who wants to go with me?

middle names.

i dont know if its a talent or a gift, but i am really good at remembering people's middle names.
in no particular order:

alyse, marie, anna, nichelle, neil, cecile, suzy, lynn, kristine, anne, ann, elyce, and amanda.

do you guys feel loved? because you are. and obviously spelling is not important. but i love you guys even if i cant spell your names.

and whats my middle name? it's danger. rachel danger weinstein.
well that was a lie. elaina. i think it gives me some spicy latina flair. especially if im in spanish class. raquel elaina. alright so im not latin, that was also a lie.

i twitter.

i just signed got a twitter account.

because thats exactly what i need in my life, another networking site.
and then i downloaded twitterrific.

stalk me?

pokemon snap.

yah thats right.
this is what im doing on my summer vacation.tonight after some frustrations while playing cars "tractor tipping" on the xbox360 heather jacob and i decided to get out the old n64. anyone remember this game? your a funny looking red haired kid taking pictures of all the pokemon you see on your journey. classic. i unlocked the pester balls and apples and decided it was time for bed.
but first:
isn't this the cutest pokemon? if you think pikachu is, then i have one word for you: bandwagon.