I am on my way!
Really scary thought and reality is starting to hit me in waves. I always knew the day will come but it always felt so far away and now it’s here!
Don’t get me wrong, I am really looking forward to live in Russia. Experiencing a student life in University, studying my passion, making new friends and learning a new language. But it does not change the fact that the good byes are upon us and those are the moments I dread the most. As much as I’m excited to go, I love my friends and family much much more!
I’m starting a new chapter in my life but I will never leave my loved ones in my previous chapters and in my past. They are the ones I need most now, because as much as I would like to say I’m strong and ready to go out on my own again, it would be a lie. I’m only as strong as my support system, and in the Grace of God, I’m blessed with the best and most loved support system I could have asked for. (Just writing this makes me teary)
I thank God, my Lord Jesus Christ, everyday for His love and Grace. I know that there is going to be hardship ahead and adjusting to life in a new country, especially Russia, is going to have its own obstacles. But with Him in me as my refuge and strength … “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:12-13
I would like to thank everyone who has supported me in my decision to do this, who has encouraged me when I started to doubt, when my faith in my dream has been tested and when I almost called it off. (More than once.) Because of all of you, I managed to hold on long enough and now I have the bursary that I fought for so long. A big thank you to my Russian Ballet Teacher, Madame Slou Akimguereeva, for all her hard work and dedication towards me and my dreams! This has not been a short and lucky ride. This has been years of dreaming, working so hard, applying many times with trail and error and still retrying. I don’t resent all the previous fails because with each failed attempt to receive a bursary, another door opened. I got to visit 4 countries since I first took the road of pursuing a bursary, some more than once, and even stayed at some for several months. Working, training and performing on world stages. How can I be sad or disappointed when things didn’t always go as plan? It might not have gone according to my plans but it sure went 100% according to the Lords plans. I had to take a detour of my plans to follow the path He laid out for me so that He could prepare me for what’s to come.
So my shopping list of all the things I still need is basically all scratched out. I have my Visa and now just awaiting my flight tickets from The Department of Higher Education. As it’s a bursary, things work a little different than they normally would.
Contact has been made with my University and they are awaiting my arrival. Luckily the Russian preparatory language course starts November and hopefully with my awaiting flight tickets, I will still make it in time.
I will be sure to keep everyone updated on my departure date as well as my journey all the way to Russia and of all the unknown adventures I will have.
My final destination is Russia, Tatarstan. I will be living in the Capital City, Kazan, and will be attending the Kazan State Institute of Culture.
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To live is to Dance!
xoxo
