by smiphilly | Jul 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The day I have dreaded has finally come. The banquet is in a few hours, and tomorrow I will have to say goodbye to all the dear friends that I have met through my experience at SMI. Even as my heart is heavy because of the realization that I will no longer be with...
by smiphilly | Jul 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Broken. The word has plagued my mind for the past few weeks. And it became an ironic reality when my computer actually broke this afternoon and I lost my previous blog to the cloud. I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, so maybe this was an...
by smiphilly | Jul 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
I cannot believe that it is the last day of outreach. I have been more blessed in the past three weeks than any moment in my life. If there is one thing that God is trying to teach me in my youth, even with trials and tribulations, is that He is here. God was...
by smiphilly | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
SMI is my first experience in the USA. Getting to know another culture has been quite interesting. I am from Albania, a small country in Southeastern Europe which is progressing quickly. There, almost every day you will notice that something has changed; new...
by smiphilly | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
We are going into week 3 of SMI Philly 2016…Time is an interesting thing, because it is this element of change and uncertainty that we as humans face, from one day to the next, from one season of our lives to the next. And what is even more interesting to think about...
