Getting Settled, Moving On

I have now been in NYC for over 10 months. It is amazing how my life has changed over the past year. I came here without a house, job, or church, but now I have all of these and more. I have developed some great relationships and my future looks bright and blessed. Moving here and getting settled was one of the biggest challenges I've ever faced though. I endured many hard times and draining periods of stress. However, I think it has all been well worth it. I now live in the city of my choice, I'm having the time of my life, I'm helping start a church, and I've got some great people surrounding me.

With that said, I am discovering new aspects of myself I never knew existed. I wanted to be here more than anything, and I made it happen. Now, as I begin the second month at my new job, I am realizing that I've "made it in New York." I'm by no means rich, but I have a job, home and friends. Having that understanding, my mind has begun to fill with thoughts of the next move. Where am I going next? What is the next challenge to face? What are my goals for the next year or two? I want to stay in New York for at least another year, but I don't foresee myself becoming a 'New Yorker'. There are other places I want to go and not just to visit, but to live and become part of the culture. I've put thought into a summer in Europe followed by a transition to a new job in another city. Maybe spend a year in Australia. I could go to grad school, and not just in the U.S., but overseas. I am indeed a twixter.

This is my desire. To be a global traveler, a citizen of many cultures. I want to know this world and its many faces; to experience these cultures first-hand and let them shape me. All the while, letting God take me where he wants me; just as he brought me to New York and gave me a job and a new church home. I know I can do whatever I want and go everywhere I can imagine. I just have to commit myself and do it, and I will. But first, I have more to accomplish right here in the "Capital of the World."