Amanda is a girl I came across after reading about an ESL class she was teaching in her community. She's also involved in a downtown community garden with some other students. Amanda is a full time college student, getting ready to graduate, but she wanted to share something of herself with others. She's pretty bold, I have to say.

BZ: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where are you from?

I'm from all over, I guess. My parents live in Kentucky, but they moved there after I came to college, so I can't really claim it. I moved about 9 times growing up, so I don't have strong roots anywhere. Right now, I guess I'm from Tennessee :)

BZ: What do you do in your "free" time?

My first reaction is to say that I don't have "free" time but I guess I technically do. I just fill it with things! If I'm not in class or at work, I'm doing homework or talking to people. People are my hobby, I guess. I also like reading, playing music, and hiking, but I don't do those things as much as I'd like :)

Wendy is a registered nurse practicing in the jungle mountains of the Philippines. She has been living in a thatched roof hut, overlooking a lush tropical forest, serving the Palawan people as their only medical caregiver, and as a friend. Everything about her life there is rural in a most primitive sense. Check out the pictures and watch for future posts filled with stories of her adventures. You'll be awed.

BZ: So, Wendy, you're a real live missionary. Tell me a little about where you live and what you do there.

I live in a remote village in the mountain jungles of Palawan, Philippines. I work as a nurse in the only clinic available for most of the whole mountain range. I work together with a team to help the very primitive tribal people with their health and spiritual needs.

BZ: Did you always know you would work outside of America, or was there an event or a person who inspired your mission spirit? Basically, how did you end up where you are now?