Bridget

Now that the wedding is over and I've played my "debut song", I can publish this post. Since December, I've been keeping a secret from my family and friends back home - I'm learning to play guitar! But this weekend at my brother's wedding, I played a song and sang for them...and they were all surprised. I was really nervous about it, but it turned out great.
But even more than that, Grant - my encouraging guitar teacher - not only gave me the gift of playing guitar, but my last night on-island, he also gave me the gift of his very own guitar: Bridget! I love Bridget - not only does she hold so many memories, but she's the first guitar I ever played and the one that I learned on.

Grant gave me a lot this year - friendship, wisdom, and spiritual guidance - but his gift of Bridget will forever be a tangible memory of all of that. Thanks Grant!!!