Seas of Faces.

I got off the train the other day to find myself in this intense crowd. After about forty minutes of wading through the masses of people, I finally got to a higher platform/a spot that I could pull out my camera and snap a shot of the confusion.

Some were getting off the train. 

Some were trying to get on. 

Some were selling chai tea. 

Some were loading cargo.

Some were begging for money. 

Some, I felt like, were just standing.  

When I was literally stuck in a sea of people, it finally hit me: 

There are a LOT of people in South Asia.

I'm used to being around a lot of people. I mean, shoot, I'm from a family of eleven, but living here has changed my view of what "a lot" even means. 

Everyday I see a sea of faces. Faces of friends. Faces of strangers. Faces. 

Faces. Created by a Creator who knows them just like He knows me. 

Hard to Bargain.

It's easy to bargain when it's just an item on a shelf. 

Piled. 

Packaged. 

Tagged.

Priced. 

Picked over. 

Life gets tough after seeing how something is made. 

Effort. 

Time. 

Skill. 

Creativity. 

Concentration. 

Random.2010.Highlights.

I'm not going to lie, this year has been full of ups, downs, and everything in between. I haven't really been good at processing my life lately, so I don't have any inspiring thoughts or reflections about the year, but I know that it was full of change. I've seen things I could have never imagined. I've heard stories that I could have never made up. I've encountered brokenness & seen heartbreak. I've also experienced true joy and had life breathed into me day in and day out. HE'S ALWAYS LEADING, AND I'M LEARNING TO FOLLOW. 

Here are a few random highlights from the ole 2010:

Climbed a mountain.

Played with fire. 

Rolled around in wild flowers. 

Goofed off all summer with my incredible baby brothers & sisters.

Got to spend some time with these ladies. 

Treasured every second of sweet friend time.

Photoshoot with my beautiful sister. 

Graduated from the ole SFA.

Spent some time at the beach with these people. 

And with these people... an absolute blast.

                     Then I left home for a while and got to prepare for overseas life these people. 

Then I said bye to these people.

And met these people. 

And here I am today. Living it up in South Asia. I don't know what this next year holds, but I will never be the same.