Saying goodbye for me is probably a thousand times easier said than done, and this week has been full of them. I left my house in MI on Tuesday after many goodbyes to family and friends. Now, I leave tonight from Taylor University after spending the last 3+ days with my friends here. It has been hard to think of leaving. I miss them all already. My friends mean so much to me. My roommate and the rest of First East Olson will be greatly missed. I really can’t imagine a semester with out them, and yet here I go.

I have now spent a week in Florida with my parents. It was so good just to chill with them for a week before heading to the East Coast. I loved the time I got to spend with my mom by the pool :) and my dad after his meetings in the evening. I have been on many trips with my family, but it has always been with my brothers and sisters...so it was so great to just have them to myself.

I now find myself on an island in the Atlantic ocean. The place is a little campus/camp area kinda in the middle of some woods. It is so great to be here with all these people. Everyone is so friendly and so fun. We have already begun to bond well and I anticipate I will make some great friends. I am living in a room with 4 others. Nikki, Kris, Whitney, and Liz. They are all so sweet. I think we will get along just great!

I miss home very much and all my friends at Taylor...but I am excited to get into classes and the swing of things. Thank you all so much for your prayers. I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to e-mail me at kelsduf@gmail.com or if you want (and I would love) you can send me letters at:
Kelsey Dufendach
Contemporary Music Center
450 Lambert's Cove Rd.
P.O. Box 188
West Tisbury, MA 02575

I love and miss you all!!!

~Kels