Honestly...

I want to write an honest blog. After having a great discussion with my new, wonderful roommate Anna, I feel inspired to let you all know how this whole "re-entering" process is going. Part of it has been so easy and good. I feel that the Wesley house, although a challenge, is just where God wants me. In addition, it has been so so good to see my friends again and have that community back. Another side of me is having a harder time with this transition. It's not that I miss Ireland terribly or that I want to go back. Instead, it's that I've grown unaccustomed to parts of my life here and accustomed to my "normal" in Ireland. Part of this is the Christian culture here. In Ireland, the Christian group I was a part of was very small and very imperfect. That is to say, we weren't cool or well dressed or popular. We didn't get together every week because it was expected of us. Instead, we did it because we desperately needed fellowship and encouragement. Here, it's different. That's not to say that Christians in SLO aren't genuine. I just think that we all (myself included) get caught up in our own sub-culture. We hang out with Christians, talk like Christians, dress like Christians. I miss the hodgepodge mix of believers in Galway, where following Christ meant looking different, not the same. I feel like I don't fit in this Christian culture any more, and I'm not sure if I want to. Does this make sense?