Thursday, April 4, 2013

A Girl in Eastern Europe

Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance. 
-J Donald Walters

Please pardon my absence from my weekly country and person highlight. A 'bout of the flu, touched with traveling during the Easter holiday, set me back a week. My apologies.

This week, I would like to introduce you to a new friend, Meghan Jones, and a new country I have yet to discover: Romania. Over this past month, the country of Romania has come up in conversation again and again. One of these conversations of passion and great conviction came from Meghan. Her heart has been on the country of Romania and its people for years now. For the past couple of years, she has been unable to shake this "call" on her life. And though this summer, she is going to Romania for the first time, I believe that it's going to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. And after meeting Meghan in person and researching the enchanting charm of Romania, I knew that they were going to be my feature for the week.

Both Romania and Meghan are charming and yet mysterious. Romania, like Meghan, is a country that you aren't quite sure where to put your finger on it, but you know that you'll be "friends" even before you go. Maybe it's the enchanting castles or the vast countryside or the cry of orphans left in the street that leave you going to fight for justice. I believe it's a combination of all of the above. And though Meghan has yet to visit Romania and it's still on my "wish list" of places to go, I can see how the two go perfectly hand in hand.

So raise a glass and tip your hats and say a prayer for this eastern european wonder and the girl going to embrace it!

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