things are better since my last update. not anything exciting. i still feel like things are just going and im not as enthusiastic about life right now. that is the complete opposite of what im usually like. talked to a belgian last night, who has lived in the states for a few years, he said...well youre its belgium in february. i guess that reassured me that it wasnt just a problem i was having but maybe it is just the weather, etc.
im hoping to get a spiritual boost soon! how? i dont know.
thanks for your emails! i still have to respond to some ppls.
the most significant thing happening is ski camp. we leave tomorrow!! i hope that i can still be passionate about the kids that i work with. that i can give. please pray for that.
also my computer is no longer here :( it is pretty sad.
i hadnt backed up my stuff since probably august. i know i know. but its just the way it goes. my brother says he is more than likely NOT going to be able to retrieve any files. but we can PRAY FOR A MIRACLE!!!
other than that i dont know what im going to do in the mean time. ill have to figure that out after ski camp.
thanks for reading! sorry no pics :(
Thursday, February 19, 2009
the month of february...
howdy!
this month has been so busy. i have been occupied every day of the month. it has been fun, but im definitely looking forward to march when things will calm down.
i went to my second to last training in england. i travelled on the same day that they had the blizzardy stuff. yeah...it was crazy in london. my train was only 20 min late. i ended up waiting at the station for some friends that were arriving from paris. it was cold in that station, but i thought if i needed to get a cab to the hostel we had to stay at, i would do it with 2 other ppl.
their train was 2hrs late!! ahhh i know :) so then i learned that our training would not happen that day because everyone was stuck somewhere. we had lunch at the train station and then i went to the hostel to sleep. i had only gotten 1hr and 15min of sleep the night before. i know what you are thinking, dad. it just happened.
we had a great time as a smaller group since many ppl couldnt even get out of their own airports in their respective countries.
on that wed night i was able to watch the show, wicked with some yl friends to celebrate my b-day! well, i was celebrating my b-day. they didnt know it was soon to be my b-day ....hehehe not until we were about to part.
on sunday my roomate laure made my favorite belgian dish...mmmmm RABBIT in a beer sauce with apples and raisins...hmmm hmm good! she invited the 3 friends i wanted to come over AND THEY CAME!! it was a really good time :)
these are french speaking friends ive been praying for! please pray that we can continue building our relationships.
that evening i went to go pick up my friend, Rachel, from the train station. she came to spend my birthday with me! it was so good to have here and see what my life is like in Belgium. she was able to visit with the people i work with, see some kids, and do a bit of site-seeing. plus she did some incredible friend things for me...like she did my hair! my nails! and brought me some pretty cool goodies that were a huge surprise! im thankful for her!
this month has been so busy. i have been occupied every day of the month. it has been fun, but im definitely looking forward to march when things will calm down.
i went to my second to last training in england. i travelled on the same day that they had the blizzardy stuff. yeah...it was crazy in london. my train was only 20 min late. i ended up waiting at the station for some friends that were arriving from paris. it was cold in that station, but i thought if i needed to get a cab to the hostel we had to stay at, i would do it with 2 other ppl.
their train was 2hrs late!! ahhh i know :) so then i learned that our training would not happen that day because everyone was stuck somewhere. we had lunch at the train station and then i went to the hostel to sleep. i had only gotten 1hr and 15min of sleep the night before. i know what you are thinking, dad. it just happened.
we had a great time as a smaller group since many ppl couldnt even get out of their own airports in their respective countries.
on that wed night i was able to watch the show, wicked with some yl friends to celebrate my b-day! well, i was celebrating my b-day. they didnt know it was soon to be my b-day ....hehehe not until we were about to part.
on sunday my roomate laure made my favorite belgian dish...mmmmm RABBIT in a beer sauce with apples and raisins...hmmm hmm good! she invited the 3 friends i wanted to come over AND THEY CAME!! it was a really good time :)
these are french speaking friends ive been praying for! please pray that we can continue building our relationships.
that evening i went to go pick up my friend, Rachel, from the train station. she came to spend my birthday with me! it was so good to have here and see what my life is like in Belgium. she was able to visit with the people i work with, see some kids, and do a bit of site-seeing. plus she did some incredible friend things for me...like she did my hair! my nails! and brought me some pretty cool goodies that were a huge surprise! im thankful for her!
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