“Mom, I know that you are probably stressed out about me being over here and away from Pie, my friends, my job and everything. But don’t worry too much, it’s fine. I’m very adaptable – I’ve gotten much better at calmly dealing with stressful situations. I feel I have handled this whole thing with the ticket very well, with grace and maturity (except my comment to the Sgt asking him if he felt important! But nobody is perfect. Baby steps. LOL!)
“I think things happen for a reason, so I’ve sort of made a little game of figuring those things out. God put me here for something. So, I just try to be more observant and pay attention to everything/everybody around me, ‘stay tuned’ to God and be ready.”
“It’s a little nerve-racking learning how to behave and act the right way on a yard like this. You can’t just be nice to everyone and hope you make friends. Respect is the biggest thing so you have to choose your words very carefully and make sure they can’t be taken the wrong way.”