by Kayla Norris | Jun 19, 2023 | International Travel, The Creative Heart
You know that moment when you watch a movie trailer and think, “I have to see this”? But then you find out it’s not on any streaming platforms you have? The worst. That was me in 2019 when I saw the trailer of “Many Beautiful Things: The Life...
by Kayla Norris | Jun 11, 2023 | International Travel, Loving Jesus
I needed a change of pace, but I didn’t know it. In March, my schedule looked more like a wobbly Jenga tower than a calendar. Someone would ask me if we could meet, and it felt like they had their finger at the tower, about to shove. I mean, my year...
by Kayla Norris | Aug 11, 2022 | International Travel, Loving Jesus, Prayer & Worship
We sing a lot. I show up to an increasingly crowded room full of people I kind-of know, and we sing songs. Sometimes they’re songs about God’s holiness, sometimes we rant about how much we love him, sometimes he belts out how much he likes us, which is...
by Kayla Norris | May 30, 2022 | International Travel
This will not be a guide, in your traditional sense. It can’t be, because there’s a hyphen in my nationality. Reverse culture shock, by definition: the collision of feelings (i.e. surprise, disorientation, confusion) experienced when a person returns to their home...
by Kayla Norris | Mar 21, 2022 | International Travel
Dear International Travel, Two years ago, the world shut down and I wrote a letter to you. I didn’t know when I’d see you again—I thought maybe two months, max. But somehow, I knew it could be longer. Much longer. I mean, I could leave if I wanted to. New Zealand was...
