Here I am now!

I am doing well in Jordan everyone!!! I am a bit tired but trying to push through the jet lag.  We were in Amman for 3 days.  Today we moved to Mafraq which is in the north.  We will be doing our language and cultural training here.  We are in a university dorm right now but on Friday we move in with our host families where we will be for 9 weeks during training.   It has been interesting so far, I hope I am able to pick up the language. 

Thanks to all of you for your support.  There is a 7 hour time difference right now...on Friday, we turn our clocks back one hour...you guys don't turn back until next weekend right?

Please please please keep up the prayers so that I can get my mind and brain wrapped around learning the Arabic.

If anyone wants my phone number send me an e-mail or comment here in this blog.  I can receive texts on my phone.  I don't know what it will cost you to call me...but it doesn't cost me anything to get calls from anyone, only costs for the calls I make.

Thanks and I love you guys...the ride has just begun!  ☺

packing♫re-packing↕oh*my*i'm upside down

well.,,,packing, re-packing, cleaning...getting on this computer when I shouldn't.

country music radio playing songs that remind you of your life and make you cry while you are packing, re-packing, and cleaning.  It's good ... 

tomorrow (Thurs.) - B-more

Friday - Philly

Saturday - NYC + JFK airport  

(did I mention we have 12 hour layover in Frankfurt, Germany???)  Yes = that would account for the missing Sunday)

Monday - 2:00 a.m. Middle East time = JORDAN!!!  (oh my ☺)

please pray for me ThANKS!!!

nice. real. poignant...life moving ↑ & → of Delmarva = moving up - away - way east of Delmarva !

My baby baby Bonny...the last night of my visit in her apartment in California...on October 4, 2010

Look at Bon's eyes ☺ We/me took a lot of shots of us together.  She kept telling me to stop deleting.

The other day on Saturday my extended family gave me a going away at my older brother's house.  It was a beautiful day and a wonderful party.  My family celebrated with me the next adventure of my life.  They had wonderful food of course...and they touched my heart and gave me gifts from their hearts.  I have already been enjoying my Amazon Kindle.  On Monday some of my co-workers from my dear Piney School treated me to lunch and wanted a final visit for farewell wishing.  Yesterday I threw my own farewell party at my favorite coffee shop and soooo many wonderful people came by to wish me well and give me a great hug!!!  It was so wonderful and touched my ♥.  Thanks THANKS everybody.  I will be remembering how kind it was of all you to come in the days ahead when things are new and different and I might be questioning my decision and feeling really far away !!!  Thanks for the love and keep sending me those air hugs across the miles.  ☺Please keep me in your prayers too...thanks...God's Grace ... oh my it is amazing !~!~!

saying Farewell not good bye...

I saw recently someone posted the simple statement that said there is nothing good in good bye.

Good byes are hard.  I just want to say farewell and please pray for me.  I have a warm and loving family who gave me a wonderful party on Saturday as a send off.  I will write more about the party soon.  Hard...but I am still so excited about getting ready to go.

house 2 go

Making progress on the house ~ packing it up...getting it ready for the renter...Mathilde gets to live here with the sweet lady who is moving in with her kitty ~ What a blessing!

What does anyone need for their house?  Their lives?  I got lots of "stuff" I need to part with - ask me if I got it it's yours!

 Praise my Jesus for progress :) 
God is good all the time !

OH MY OH MY I AM OVER the MOON!!! ☼

Joanne Evans O'Neill*** PEACE CORPS JORDAN Staging Event * FRIDAY OCTOBER 22

SATURDAY - OCTOBER 23, 2010 * New York JFK Airport 9:40 PM -Flight departs for Jordan
just received staging information from Peace Corps!!!

...OFF THE HOOK!!! OMGOSH-Golly!!! OVER the MOON ExCITED! (Thank you JeSUS!)   This is ominously real now!!!!   wow is all I can say...when I settle down I will write more about my views of REALLY REALLY LEAVING!!!

Sarah - My Wonderful Photographer & neighbor

provided me with a disk last night with all these wonderful pix she took of us as a family...when Anna was home in July/August from Bulgaria & Bonny was here from California:  Family = Love x 3 = US.