Looking forward

Intention is such a fickle companion. We intend to do so many things, that just somehow get lost. And although in many ways my journey has just begun, I still have my own share of things that I intended to do; and never did. That is a course I don't intend on staying.

I have started this blog to record my most recent journey. on October 26th, I will be traveling to New Zealand to spend at least three months, maybe longer. I will, at least at first, be staying with Skylar and Morgan Ely, missionaries in Auckland who have graceoulsy opened their home to me. The rest of the details are totally unknown.

I will work and travel while in New Zealand, though I do not know where I will work as yet. My hope is, upon de-boarding the plane in Auckland there will be a line of people waiting to give me a prestigious job with a fantastic salary (dare to dream right?). I do not know what area I will work in, I hope to find a job in the renewable energy sector(solar, wind, geothermal etc. energies), as that is what interests me, and it is a big deal in New Zealand. But I may also spend my time there working on a sheep farm. Honestly either would be fine with me right now.

A disclaimer for those of you who may ready my postings, I must confess that while I do try to be as correct as possible in my grammar and sentence structure, there are times that I may stray. I particularly tend to overuse comas. Any English majors or teachers who may read these postings, my, Sinceres't, apaulagiaes.

I will try to keep this blog as up-to-date as I can, please feel free to comment or write, it will be great to hear from home. You can also keep up with me on Facebook, where I will probably post additional pictures to the ones I post here. Or feel free to email me at hugh.leland@gmail.com. I don't have a mailing address in NZ yet, but will post it as soon as possible. Also, if you have a web camera and would like to chat, let me know, I can tell you the simplest way to contact me and we can set up a time. I will certainly be glad to hear from you.

I appreciate your prayers and think of you all often.