I just turned 24.
Netanya is my middle name. It means “Gift from God” in Hebrew and is also the name of a beach town in Israel. My first name is Joy.
The goal and purpose and passion of my life is to know Jesus more and to become better friends with Him.
Currently I work in Education, trying to figure out if I want to be a teacher. So far I’m leaning toward “no”, but having a summer vacation again is pretty tempting… However, I have been taking long leaves from said career in Education; last October I participated in a 6 month discipleship training program in Australia and Mexico, and soon I’m headed to Norway for 8 months. So who needs summer vacation?
I am addicted to iced Green tea from Starbucks (no water, one Splenda) and I’m presently trying to overcome an addiction to Golden Spoon frozen yogurt.
I love to travel, meet new people, hike and walk and run, read and write, and dine al fresco with good friends. I love animals (especially penguins and poodles).
I hope one day in Heaven I can sit down and have coffee with C.S. Lewis, one of my favorite authors. And I hope one day here on earth I can sit down and have coffee with Robin Jones Gunn and Anne Lamott, two more of my favorite authors. (In May 2008 I was able to meet Robin, but I still want that hang out time…)
Orlando Bloom and I could be twins; the resemblance is so uncanny that in college my suitemates called me “Joylando.”
