Gday from Kansas City

Well I'm really happy to say that I FINALLY made it to Kansas City after a pretty rough and LONG journey via five airports! I missed two of my flights, but fortunately was able to reschedule new flights and only made it three hours later than expected into my final destination. It took about 38 hours in total to get from Perth to Kansas City. I was in autopilot mode by about halfway through. The great thing though is that I met lots of really interesting people along the way and one girl from Kansas City even offered to take me out with her friends, which is really sweet.

The house I am renting a room in is breathtakingly beautiful. I have never lived in such an amazing house - it looks like a house out of an American movie and the back yard is essentially the woods with wild deer and cats roaming around freely. The suburb I live in is called "Grandview". The lady who owns this house (Barb) is in her 50s and a very beautiful woman of God who has never married but set her heart on serving God as a missionary. As you walk in the door, this sweet aroma hits you and you can feel a deep welcoming peace. Barb has put little scriptures everywhere around the house in all the rooms and the house is so obviously a house devoted to God and filled with His love. She has owned the house for six years and has decorated it so delightfully. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms and then a basement which is in the process of being converted into an apartment. There are workmen at the house right now installing a new bathroom into the basement.

There are two other ladies in their 50s living here (one in the basement) and then eight cats! The cats are all indoor cats and roam about the house freely. All day and night you can hear these little scuffling noises and see eyes watching you. Quite an experience, that's for sure. I didn't think I would handle the cat hair so well, but i've got quite a stash of anti-histamine tablets close at hand just in case. The house is absolutely immaculate and spotlessly clean. Barb has a rather impressive collection of unfamiliar cleaning tools and a roster for keeping the house looking so perfect, so i'll be joining in on this arrangement soon :-)