So what's been happening?

Being back in LA after 16 awesome days in New York is, surprising to me, really, really enjoyable. NYC is such an awesome place. Its almost like being in a different country with what seems a limitless life of the city to engage with. I went with one other friend and we saw a lot, yet much more still yet to be experience - maybe another visit someday in the future is warranted.

New York Photo Gallery #1
New York Photo Gallery #2

As I begin to look at returning home I realising a lot in me has changed. Much of it is not dramatic shifts it seem but more subtle changes in my attitude and behaviours. As I begin acclimate myself back into NZ culture and get to hang out again with my Kiwi friends in a months time, I wonder if they will notice a difference?

My last month is about making sure I finish my time here in LA and with Mosaic on a high note. I'm working with my co-leader at our Westside/Beverly Hills gathering venue to create a new system and team that our hope will be self-sustaining within a few months. I also have a similar aim with my involvement at the UCLA to grow a new team over the next several weeks that can benefactors build on the progress we have made thus far as well as looking to the future to by laying a platform for sustainable momentum.

I feel very fortunate to have a defined end date becuase it brings and urgency and intetionally to my interaction with people in my life here. Everyday seems to be fulled with at least one purposeful conversation. Moreover, everyday seems to have its silver lining to enjoy. Its seems odd to me that though I have no job title, no wealth, or no status to hang my hat on, I feel confident in who I am and what the future in NZ may hold for me. Its my hope and prayer, that I maintain this assurance in the face on growing uncertainty as I begin to work our next steps once back in Aotearoa.

I'm looking forward to seeing you friends back home in Wellington. I hope you have some time schedule for some stories and laughs. We have much catching up to do.

Only a few more weeks to go. I hope to make the most of it.