so apparently theres a tropical storm hitting...and im in the middle of it.
so work at the honors program office is a bit more "formal" than the international house, but i think im going to enjoy it; John, my immediate supervisor is quite the professional. i have my own desk (well, i share it with the other GAs, but i'm the only one that works on Wednesdays) and the work is fairly simple, I just do whatever John or Dr. Bassman, or the other advisors tell me to do. I'll be working 9-2 every Wednesday so that will give me plenty of time to start readings for my classes and catch up on news. Today I answered the phones and arranged some activities for when our elementary school kids come to campus.
the plasma donations have been going well, except the fact that my veins are weak..so it kinda looks like im a drug addict, because i've been poked so much!
i guess life in greenville is almost routine. im slowly getting to know the people in my classes and building relationships at church. but as a whole, the loneliness has crept up on me, seeping into the little things-that, at the end of the day make it feel like its been a bad day. i havent "lost it" yet, you know the just-need-to cry-&-start-&-then-cant-stop? so i guess thats a good sign, but there have been a couple nites where probably given 5 more minutes i couldve. Its a weird feeling i carry around..cause ultimately i think its loneliness, but im surrounded by people all the time, and am interacting with them. and its not a not wanting to be here, because i really am enjoying the work and the classes, while i complain about all the reading, i am excited about it all. so, needless to say, i think its just typical moving to a new place, but for some reason it feels different than all the other times i've been away from home and friends.
anyways, keep me in your prayers..ive gotta get back to working....
grace & peace,
lish
my first week of grad school is over and i already have quite a work load, and i've only been to 1 class!
Friday night was spent with some chinese and mgmt. i read til my brain was mush..you know the point where youre reading but the minds isnt processing anything that your eyes are reading? i got about 75% done, which i was happy with.
Saturday was spent at the beach, Atlantic Beach, close to Morehead City; we took a group of 30 exchange students & got some surf boards and i had my first surfing lesson! the surf was pretty flat, which means no good. unfortunately, the East Coast so far is not my favorite. While, beautiful and cool, I had a horrible allergic reaction to something during my time there and finally today, the rash for the most part has gone away.
After church, I set up camp to finish up mgmt for my first class tomorra night and then started in on global issues..the class that will consume most of my time looking at the syllabus.
Work at the international house is slowly picking up. Until the middle of october, I will be manning a table 2 days a week from 11-1 at ECU's rudder fountain/msc breezeway equivalent recruiting students to study abroad. and then there will be other various projects that i'll be working on.
In other news, I've started a Bring Alisha Home Fund. and its not what you think....:)
This fund is my savings for airplane tickets for my visits back to the great state of TX. So if after prayerful consideration, the Lord leads you to give, or for some reason you have a tree that money starts growing on, or youre at a loss as to what to do with the extra income youve ended up with..please make checks payable to Alisha Lombardi and include BHAF in the memo line :) cash and all major credit cards are accepted as well :)
thats all for now, this study break is coming to an end.
its back to globalization...and hey..i'll include an interactive/educational part for all my faithful readers.
Please give me your own definition of what globalization is.
grace & peace,
lish
i completed my first day as a grad student; it was definitely weird walking around on-campus, not knowing anyone, not being familiar with campus, etc. i miss my aggies. the howdys, the long treks to class. and the only thing people have to respond with when they hear im from Texas is "yeah, UT was named the #1 party school.."
tomorra the fbi comes to our office, im volunteering at the winterville watermelon festival, and im going to donate plasma for the second time this week.
thats all from greenville.
grace & peace,
lish
i am so blessed by our great God. His unfailing kindness and provision never cease to make me stand in awe of Him and praise Him for His faithfulness to me, when I, at so many times feel like im failing Him.
Being in Greenville, He has provided housing, a church home and work, and slowly friends. Not only did I get a GAship in the International Affairs office working with the international exchange students, on top of that I have been given another part-time GAship working with the MAIS Honors program.
As for my church home, I went to small group this week and loved it. I felt like I was amongst friends and at home. There was good discussion and deep fellowship with one another. Tomorra Im going serving with them helping students move in. Discovery (thats the name of the church) is a small church plant here in Greenville that really focuses on community and service, being the Body to the people of Greenville. Ive already met a girl that wants to meet and practice Spanish with me, and another girl who is eager to be workout buddies...its such an encouragement to me not to have to hop around for a couple weeks, but really begin to invest.
Brandi, my roommate will move in this weekend and i have orientation, that i get to go to with the a minister's fiance, who is a grad student like me.
Thanks for all the prayers friends, i've felt them and the Lord has steadily been answering them.
grace & peace,
lish
well, ive got my ECUOnecard..thats what they call the id cards. 
I started work today and helped all the new internationaal students get moved into their dorm rooms. it was a lot of walking, tomorra shouldnt be as tiring, but it will definitely be a long one since its orientation stuff all day; but it will be very informative for me, seeing as i kinda feel like an international myself.
anyways, classes start in a week. i think the international affairs office will be pretty fun, the staff is real laid back-already we've been joking around with one another, so im looking forward to being there.
thats about it,
grace & peace,
lish
so back in july while i was in jackson, there was a day when val was at her film workshop and her mom had turned the tv on to HGTV. so when i got up, i grabbed a book and made myself comfortable on the couch. i didnt bother turning the tv off, it wasnt too loud, and i was content to read...well, after like 3 hours i was hooked. there are so many interesting shows and cool things to do/try...anyways....that being said...
i wish i had a before picture so you can really envision the hard labor put into the new dresser...the stripping, and scrapping and sanding and more scrapping...so i started this project Tuesday afternoon and viola! Wednesday night its complete...i could totally be on Trading Spaces :)
i know it looks like something out of some kid's room or a nursery but i like it..a lot actually...im very tempted to redo my other one so it will match, but i havent decided...anyways,
thats all ive got.
grace & peace,
lish
first, let me say that im officially in Greenville, NC
my new address is
1014A Brownlea Dr.
Greenville, NC 27858
for those of you who like sending mail...
the drive was long, Dad and i stayed in Nashville (thanks again Jeffs!) on Thursday night and then hit the road again Friday morning, arriving at my new pad around 7:30. unfortunately, Tyron did not make the trip safely..he had to be taken to the mechanic Monday morning, once we got him to stop smoking and running in a quasi-drivable way. thankfully, it was not as bad as we thought (it was looking like an overhaul on the transmission) but PTL, he just needed flushed and some more transmission fluid, I was a very lucky girl!
Monday was quite a long day for me as i had to ride my trusty bike everywhere, boy did i get a workout in the heat! I went to the grocery store that night once i got Tyron back and Tuesday was spent running errands and then i spent the afternoon and evening refinishing my dresser. its not quite done, still needs a coat of seal on it and then i'll have its picture posted for yall to see. im quite impressed with myself seeing as its my first attempt to re-do something..stripping and sanding it was a little harder process than i thought it would be.
Today i took care of some more errands like utilities and a new bank account. I started doing some inquiries about school stuff and have some more leads to look into tomorra. Grad orientation is Saturday I found out, so i'll be checking that out in the morning and then the plan is to check out the Outerbanks..aka the beach! and theres a possibility that Ms. Kayla Glasgow might come out for a visit..we'll see (shes been working in Winston-Salem, which is about 3 hrs west of me...but still on my side of the country!); that would be all sorts of fun and exciting...you know? someone that i'm actually real-life friends with :) as opposed to the only daily people interaction i get is when I got the the store and run errands...i'll make friends soon..no worries. I've actually found some churches i'm going to check out in the next couple of weeks..sadly none of them have Wednesday night serivces, but one does small groups so i'm really looking forward to visiting there...
so onto the second topic of my post.
i just wanted to take the opportunity and thank all my wonderful friends for making my last days in College Station memorable. Marla, Faith, Emory, Charlotte, Mik, Tracy and Didi & Lisa May, thanks for coming out to dinner and girls i had a wonderful time on the "scanvenger hunt"! 
summer is such a different kind of time. its a break from everything and you meet people you most likely never see during the year because for the most part everybody in your "normal" core group of friends has spread out doing different things...so heres to my summer friends and softball buddies! i pray the Lord's blessings over yall as you head into the new school year!
my phone and email are staying the same...please keep me updated with whats going on in your life as i will with you!
grace & peace,
lish