hi, me again.

I tried this whole blogging thing last November, buuut didn't follow through with it (shocker). HOWEVER, I have decided to give it another go, so bare with me.

Hi, I'm Kaylie. I'm 19 years old and in love with life. I've got an amazing family, great friends, the GOSPEL, and I'm in love with my BEST friend who is serving our sweet country in Afghanistan right now, bless his heart.  But I'll save that story for another time. I recently decided I don't hate reading anymore and have been indulging in a few romance novels such as The Fault In Our Stars. I love to create things and I'm pretty passionate about art and music. I also believe in making a difference in the world, and in helping other people. "The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, BE one." 

I recently finished my first year of college in May. I survived. What a fun year that was. It was everything I expected it to be, yet nothing like what I expected it to be. I made somewhat of a last minute decision to go up to Utah State, so I went up there knowing no one. As if that wasn't bad enough, my dad had to bribe me to go. Yes, bribe. Why? Well, because I haaaate the cold. HATE. And everyone knows that the winters up at USU are pretty brutal. So I promised myself I would never go up to Utah State for that very reason. But roughly a month and a half before school started, my dad sat me down and told me he felt very strongly that I should give Utah State a chance, that it would be good for me. We made a deal and I agreed to go. Little did I know, it would be one of the most challenging, most rewarding years of my entire life. I made some great friendships that will last a lifetime and really found myself.. but only after losing myself for awhile.  Which I think is the only way to really find yourself. So, it was good I guess?

I plan on going back up to Utah State in the spring and pursuing my career goal in becoming a nurse (no idea what kind yet). Why not go back in the fall you ask? Well... I'm going to CHINA to teach English for 4 months to cute little asian kids, which is a big part of the reason I decided to start blogging again. I love traveling. Like the quote says: "life isn't meant to be lived in one place." My list of places I would like to visit, is endless. I have a fantasy/dream of packing a bag, hopping on a plane/train/car and just going to see the world with my love-- aka Josh (the soldier). Even if it means sleeping on the ground. I just want to see the world. 

I had the opportunity to go to Kenya last summer for a month and do humanitarian work. I fell in love. With the people, the place, the culture, everything. I'll be the first to admit, I'm a little nervous to be going to China (my dad says the food there is awful), and I'm sure it will be challenging at times, but I feel so blessed to have such an amazing, life-changing opportunity. So, starting in August that's what I'll be blogging about, my experience in Ningbo, China. Until then, enjoy my sappy love posts about Josh because I miss him.

xoxo