God Provides

The past month in Firenze has been a whirlwind of emotions.  I've been on a soul-searching path to figure out who I am, what my purpose in life is, etc. etc.  Honestly speaking, I still haven't got the faintest clue as to why I'm even in Italy.  But one thing I can say for sure is that God Provides.
As much as I love the city of Firenze and all of its artistically beautiful artifacts on every corner, my roommate situation hasn't been the greatest.  Melody and Sierra are wonderful people but living with them, its been very difficult to branch out from the Korean clique that they've created.  On top of that, both of them tend to be less adventurous and much prefer to build up this barrier rather than trying to integrate or become more acclimated to the Italian culture.  So for the past month, I've been doing majority of my "getting-lost" adventures in Firenze on my own or with some of the friends I made in class every once in awhile.  But there's only so much you can do on your own before you get lonely.  And I've felt very lonely in Italy most of the time, maybe to the point where I've debated contacting my ex.  But like I said, God Provides.
During my time of hardship, God sent me so many signs to just accept the situation that I've been placed in and to just be grateful for what I have.  I mean, how many people get the opportunity to come to Italy?  I am most definitely living the life that would not have been possible without God's grace.  I feel so blessed to have found a church that openly welcomed me into their arms in the most Catholic country in the world.  The people that I've met and become friends with, are another reminder that God is always there for me.  Brittany, Diego, Stephen, Chapman, Abiola, Victoria...  I'm really excited to finally have Christian friends--people that I can talk to and be able to freely converse with them about my spiritual journey.  Especially now that I'm in Italy, I've been finding it very difficult to focus on the bigger picture of why God has brought me here and instead of getting caught up in what all the other American students are doing.  Praise the Lord~!