the decision is made

after lots of prayer and evaluating and thinking I've finally decided to do it. i'll be moving to San Diego this mid-September!
I don't really know what I'm doing but i do know that it's the right thing. So now I've been looking at schools over there to get my teaching degree. and since i'll need 1 year to establish residency in CA i'll have a whole year to figure out all the hoops that i'll have to jump through before I can start going to school.
Working for Starbucks won't be a problem because I can get a transfer to a store there so I'll already have a job lined up.
But primarily it's all about starting that beach ministry there - sort of bringing the church to the beach/party people who don't normally go to church through house churches in the community.
this is definitely a step off the ledge for me but i am confident that God will provide for much more than i can ever imagine lacking and trust that he has revealed it to me as my next step.

it's not over yet

I've also just found out that at IUPUI I'm considered an international student because I haven't had my last 2 years of school in the US. As an international student my deadline for applying for the fall semester would have been on June 1st. but i can still apply for the spring 2006 semester and the deadline isn't until october 1st which gives me a little time to take the TOEFL (something like "test of english as a foreign language) which is required for international students. and i also need to take an SAT which is required from domestic students when they apply for financial aid and for that i'm considered an american citizen. so now basically i need to meet all the requirements of an inteernational student AS WELL as those of an american citizen. maybe after all that i'll finally get to go to school..!
A new possibility has just arisen to live in Evansville with my grandfather. It seems that the University of Southern Indiana (USI) has the same kind of programs and reputation as IUPUI. So there's a slight chance that i might be able to fit in there too.
At this point though San Diego seems to have come a little bit closer. I've also learned that since I've been working for Starbucks for more than a 1/2 year that it is possible to get a transfer to another city and that the pay there is adjusted to the cost of living. so the only other hurdle there is being a resident for more than 1 year.
well, i'll go back to some more thinking and talking to people and finding out new stuff..