Now that I have had meetings with both of my professors, my time consists of reading, reading and more reading, followed by writing, writing and more writing. But, I cannot say that I have not ventured out of Oxford, for as you can see I have done some traveling. But before I go into any detail about my trip to Bath and Stonehenge last Saturday, I will debrief about the week.
On Tuesday I met my second tutorial professor where I will be concentrating on Entrepreneurship and how to start a business. My professor has a lot of international work experience and has told me that the majority of my work will be self directed. He wants me to dive into what interests me about trade markets of South America and look at the different industries that are working well and not so well. This professor also has a tourism business to Antarctica from the southern most point of the Americas, Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. After our meeting he told me that I had to send him an essay by Monday (today) so that we would discuss it during our next meeting on Wednesday. Other than this tutor I have my primary professor who is going through the history of trade with me. Last week I wrote about Germany, this week is France and next week is Russia. It is quite amazing how both tutors are very different in how they instruct the tutorial, but both seem like to pile on the reading. When I read that we would be doing a lot of reading, I did not think it would not be as much as they said, but it is. During the week, I will spend around 7 hours a day reading material and then 5-10 hours writing the papers. I am a slow reader and writer, but what challenges me will only make me stronger. What I also have realized is how amazing the brain can be. For I could be spending one day of reading and thinking to myself how nothing makes sense, but by the end of the day, when I look at the essay question or even the titles of the material, it all comes together. This reminds me a lot about being patient and not giving up. When I went to the Hillsong church service last week, the message was about pushing yourself a little more, even when you think you have had enough. It is a simple message, but there are so many times where I would love to just quit or stop reading or writing or listening.
I just do not have an excuse to stop working, for when else will I have the opportunity to learn from this country or my professors? And not only that, but it reminds me of the 40 days that Jesus was in the desert without any food or water. He could have given up while satan started to tempt him, but he did not because Jesus thought with his mind not his feelings. He knew the end goal and was not going to let satan get in his way.
During the week, my roommates and I talk about our tutorials. I have gotten very close with them and they each show God's glory differently. One (Kasey) can brighten my day any time. I believe I laugh about three times a day when we are together. She is so cheerful and will live very long. My other flat mate, Jody, is older than all of us and carries a lot of wisdom, but relates with us so well. She and I have a lot of similar food preferences and have spent a lot time talking about faith and meeting people at where they are at with their relationship with God. That has been my biggest challenge while being here. And as for Jacqueline, she is engaged to one of the guys on the program, her dedication and sweet temperament is always great to talk to. This past week I got sick again. And the ladies were all very nice with me. I think this sickness is for my pride, for I normally never get sick and here I have already gotten over two colds and it has not even gotten below 27 degrees!
By the end of the week I had an essay to submit to one of my professors and on Thursday my roommates and I celebrated Jody's birthday. We surprised her with breakfast and then we went out later for afternoon tea. Afternoon tea is pretty much the best snack in the world. It normally consists of finger sandwiches, hot cakes, scones with clotted cream, tea and jam; but as we are college students and Oxford in general is very expensive, we only did the scones with clotted cream and tea. It was still amazing both in taste and in company. For the whole Summit group spent some time together for Jody's birthday.
On Friday we went to Kevin's house for the Summit aspect of our program and we talked about the economy. We have been reading from the book Idols for Destruction, The Conflict of Christian Faith and American Culture by Herbert Schlossberg. It was written in the 1980s but it still pertains to the US economy today. This book is very well written and someone could even say it was prophecy because of how are economy is doing exactly what he said about inflation. It scares me to think about who we put in office when they know that what they are doing is hurting the economy.
We got on the topic of healthcare as well, and from what I have heard about the UK's healthcare, ours is not going to get any better.Kevin always has so much information for us and books that we should read on every topic. If I was not doing the tutorial, I would love to read the books he recommends. Kevin also assigns us readings for our Friday meetings.
As for this past weekend, the OSAP group took us to Stonehenge and Bath. Stonehenge looked really pathetic from interstate but closer up it was kind of cool. The sheep around the rocks were cool as well. Later that day we went to Bath, land of the Roman baths and Jane Austin! The city is very beautiful and the buildings have a roman flare. Only five of the Summit group went on the trip, but we had a great time looking around, climbing some trees and talking about the Roman baths that were made to the goddess Sulis. The Roman name for the town was Aquea Sulis.The next day was study day where I spent most of my time reading and writing my essay that was due today.
What miss about the US are following
-family
-Maranatha
-friends
-warm/hot water the whole time you are showering
-my guitar so I can try playing and doing a mini worship when I want a mini study break
-hills to run up
-not getting sick
-driving
I know that it is a random list but you would be surprised as to the random things you miss when abroad.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Short and Sweet
So, I have been feeling guilty to have not posted anything this week, so here is a little bit about what I have been up to.
Last Sunday I went to London with the other study abroad students from the US. Here we are called the "WISC" students. That day we saw most of the tourists sites of London, walked around Buckingham Palace, saw the change of the guards, and got our pictures with some of the guards as well. It was great to talk with the other WISC students and get to know where they are from and what they are studying here. I feel a little bit like an outlier when I tell the other students that I am studying International trade markets and entrepreneurship.
We also went to the Cabinet War Rooms, which were the underground headquarters of the British Government during World War II. This also included a museum about Winston Churchill. As much as I like learning about the past, sometimes museums can be overwhelming, but this one I really enjoyed. It was cool to see all the rooms and how they looked during WWII, hear about the different people who were living in the rooms for four years!
After the tour of London, Monday brought great joys of studying in one of the older Libraries of Oxford, the Radcliffe Camera. It is such a pretty building from the outside and quite museum-looking from the inside. I learned that mornings are the best time to go to the Camera because there are not as many students. It is a bit funny seeing and change of how many students there are from the mornings and between 2-5pm. On Monday I also went with two of my roommates (Jody and Kasey) to Evensong at the New College church, which is an evening service with a choir. The women choir is one of the top three choirs of the world, but we heard the men who I thought were very good.
The rest of the week consisted of me reading and writing, however, on Thursday night I went to an Oxford debate called the Oxford Union upon my tutor's request. The topic was on raising the amount UK students pay for education. The change will be from $3,000 to $9,000-it is a big jump, but I think I would take that amount over the tuition of the US any day. I had a great time hearing both sides of the debate and realized that the composure of a person who had a good point was more relaxed and easier to understand than someone who was only playing on emotions and had no solid information.
On Friday, the Summit Oxford group once again met at the Bywaters' home and we shared dinner with the family. Later that night, Kasey and I had some long conversations with Kevin and Angela about US health care and compared the tuition for education between the US and the UK. Angela and Kevin were able to inform me more about what health care is going to look like for the US and how bad it is going to get within the next several years.
Other than that, I went to London again today to go to church at Hillsong. Two other Summit students and I went and had a great time. After church, which felt like a concert and a message, we grabbed something to eat and then went to stand on the prime meridian in Greenwich. The prime meridian is in a large part and at the top of a hill. Since we were there later in the day, we were able to see the green laser beam that shoots across the park and 15 miles away to point out the direction of the prime meridian. It was pretty sweet to see a laser beam vanish into the distance. By the end of the day, the three of us were tired. It was a great way to end the week.
I will try to post pictures tomorrow as a study break! Till then, cheers!
Last Sunday I went to London with the other study abroad students from the US. Here we are called the "WISC" students. That day we saw most of the tourists sites of London, walked around Buckingham Palace, saw the change of the guards, and got our pictures with some of the guards as well. It was great to talk with the other WISC students and get to know where they are from and what they are studying here. I feel a little bit like an outlier when I tell the other students that I am studying International trade markets and entrepreneurship.
We also went to the Cabinet War Rooms, which were the underground headquarters of the British Government during World War II. This also included a museum about Winston Churchill. As much as I like learning about the past, sometimes museums can be overwhelming, but this one I really enjoyed. It was cool to see all the rooms and how they looked during WWII, hear about the different people who were living in the rooms for four years!
After the tour of London, Monday brought great joys of studying in one of the older Libraries of Oxford, the Radcliffe Camera. It is such a pretty building from the outside and quite museum-looking from the inside. I learned that mornings are the best time to go to the Camera because there are not as many students. It is a bit funny seeing and change of how many students there are from the mornings and between 2-5pm. On Monday I also went with two of my roommates (Jody and Kasey) to Evensong at the New College church, which is an evening service with a choir. The women choir is one of the top three choirs of the world, but we heard the men who I thought were very good.
The rest of the week consisted of me reading and writing, however, on Thursday night I went to an Oxford debate called the Oxford Union upon my tutor's request. The topic was on raising the amount UK students pay for education. The change will be from $3,000 to $9,000-it is a big jump, but I think I would take that amount over the tuition of the US any day. I had a great time hearing both sides of the debate and realized that the composure of a person who had a good point was more relaxed and easier to understand than someone who was only playing on emotions and had no solid information.
On Friday, the Summit Oxford group once again met at the Bywaters' home and we shared dinner with the family. Later that night, Kasey and I had some long conversations with Kevin and Angela about US health care and compared the tuition for education between the US and the UK. Angela and Kevin were able to inform me more about what health care is going to look like for the US and how bad it is going to get within the next several years.
Other than that, I went to London again today to go to church at Hillsong. Two other Summit students and I went and had a great time. After church, which felt like a concert and a message, we grabbed something to eat and then went to stand on the prime meridian in Greenwich. The prime meridian is in a large part and at the top of a hill. Since we were there later in the day, we were able to see the green laser beam that shoots across the park and 15 miles away to point out the direction of the prime meridian. It was pretty sweet to see a laser beam vanish into the distance. By the end of the day, the three of us were tired. It was a great way to end the week.
I will try to post pictures tomorrow as a study break! Till then, cheers!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
I am not sure what to call the best part of a meal! Pudding? Sweet? Dessert? Afters?
The orientation of Oxford finished Thursday night and I had my first tutorial yesterday. The education system of Oxford is as follows: each student has a primary or secondary tutor in which the student meets with the tutor once a week and holds an educational conversation about the topic of study. In the case of yesterday, I met with Dr. John Dowling who has retired, but as he told me, "would have nothing better to do with his time." Tutorials are supposed to be about an hour long where you discuss your findings on the subject matter (via essay and conversation) and come to conclusions as to how the information you have researched. With Dr. Dowling, my first tutorial was almost two hours long and I did not even notice how fast the time went by. Dr. Dowling and I had a conversation about the first trade routs in history. As I will be studying International Trade Channels, it is important to start from the beginning in order to understand the trade markets of today and build my own ideas of how trade is done today. After our conversation, I came out with my first essay topic, and a good list of books I have to read in order to write the essay. I will be meeting with Dr. Dowling on Wednesday to talk about my essay and further our conversation about the Middle Ages, guilds and trade. The topic fascinates me because I like history and especially learning how we are here today from what has happened in the past. This will be an exciting term.
As for my other tutor, we have yet to meet but he too has given me a list of books to read/become familiar with before we meet next week.
After my tutorial yesterday, the Summit group and I made it back to Eynsham to discuss the 10 Commandments of the Bible and how they slightly differ from Exodus 5 and Deuteronomy 20. We were there from 2-6 to study and later a couple of us spent time with the Bywaters'. There is will be our Friday routine, only the topics of study change. Kevin too, has readings that we need to be prepared to discuss before each meeting.
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From what I am learning of England, the class system has not exactly disappeared with the modern culture. There still is a base of how people carry on their formalities and customs, not matter what their income is at the moment. For this resaon, there are four ways of saying dessert in Britain. Pudding (high class), Sweet (upper class), Dessert (middle-upper class), and Afters (working class, 70% of population). These classes do not change from generation to generation. One that was born in the working class can become a professional and make as much money as one in the upper to middle-upper class but cannot change their class. A person's class is defined as how the child's parents raise them. For example, if parents sent their child to a private school when little or simply a public school, they have already chosen the path for your class. There is nothing the child can do, from birth to change that. Likewise, if a person were to change their class by becoming a professional and changing their formalities to one of a higher class, people in the class above them or in the same one will drawl the attention to others about what the person is trying to do. Crazy, right? But this is Britain.
As I need to be wrapping this up, I will let you know that my plans to go to London this morning were shattered by my first essay, I need to go and study. But on that note, here is one more thing about the library system, since the Bodliean Library (Oxford Library) has such a vast amount of books, you cannot check them out. So I have to go to the library and read the material and no water or food is allowed! In a sense it will keep me more focused.
As for my other tutor, we have yet to meet but he too has given me a list of books to read/become familiar with before we meet next week.
After my tutorial yesterday, the Summit group and I made it back to Eynsham to discuss the 10 Commandments of the Bible and how they slightly differ from Exodus 5 and Deuteronomy 20. We were there from 2-6 to study and later a couple of us spent time with the Bywaters'. There is will be our Friday routine, only the topics of study change. Kevin too, has readings that we need to be prepared to discuss before each meeting.
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From what I am learning of England, the class system has not exactly disappeared with the modern culture. There still is a base of how people carry on their formalities and customs, not matter what their income is at the moment. For this resaon, there are four ways of saying dessert in Britain. Pudding (high class), Sweet (upper class), Dessert (middle-upper class), and Afters (working class, 70% of population). These classes do not change from generation to generation. One that was born in the working class can become a professional and make as much money as one in the upper to middle-upper class but cannot change their class. A person's class is defined as how the child's parents raise them. For example, if parents sent their child to a private school when little or simply a public school, they have already chosen the path for your class. There is nothing the child can do, from birth to change that. Likewise, if a person were to change their class by becoming a professional and changing their formalities to one of a higher class, people in the class above them or in the same one will drawl the attention to others about what the person is trying to do. Crazy, right? But this is Britain.
As I need to be wrapping this up, I will let you know that my plans to go to London this morning were shattered by my first essay, I need to go and study. But on that note, here is one more thing about the library system, since the Bodliean Library (Oxford Library) has such a vast amount of books, you cannot check them out. So I have to go to the library and read the material and no water or food is allowed! In a sense it will keep me more focused.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Arrival to Oxford
My roommate (Kasey) and I just got back from walking 1.5 miles with tons of groceries. Welcome to Oxford!
We arrived at Oxford around 1 pm on Thursday. First we arrived to our flats and got our bearings on the rooms, then we made our way to Oxford! The city is beautiful with architecture jumping out at you in every directions. The people: busy. There were a ton of people around the shops and sidewalks. I was surprised at the amount of people on the streets because the term has not started! I wonder what it will be like next week.
Kevin gave us a tour of Oxford and we ate some pasties (past-ee). It is like a shepherd's pie in hot-pocket style. These are by far the yummiest street food in Oxford! Mine was of lamb and mint but the traditional is made of chicken, leeks, potatoes and celery.
After our tour of Oxford, we were able to walk around the area on our own and later meet with the other study abroad students who had just come in from the US.
On Friday we had our first of five days of orientation. We had one guest speaker who explained to us about the architecture of Oxford and we also learned about Margaret Thatcher, a PM of England in the 1980s. We later had a tour guide lead us through Oxford and show us several of the colleges such as Jesus College, Lincoln College and All souls College. There are 38 colleges, 32 of the colleges are undergraduate. In total there are about 20,000 students at Oxford.
On Thursday I was informed that I was accepted into New College! Most of the students on the program are in either New College or Trinity College. And guess who else is in New College? Richard Dawkins...I might have lunch with him randomly if I eat in the dinning hall ;-)
After the tour our group went out for some Fish and chips at the pub called Eagle and Child where the "Inklings" would meet. This was C.S Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien's most frequented pub!
And today-we had sun and it was nice after the rainy weather of yesterday. My roommates (Jody, Jacquine, and Kasey) and I went around the town with the guys (Jeremy, Jordan and Stephen) to check out the pretty buildings and take some pictures. It was such a nice day, I think we even made it up to 50 degrees! Then, since we have not bought any significant amount of groceries, Kasey and I went to Aldi for food! The prices are cheap, but when you convert it to USD, it comes out to being the same or a little more.
It is great here and I like my roommates and the flat.
We arrived at Oxford around 1 pm on Thursday. First we arrived to our flats and got our bearings on the rooms, then we made our way to Oxford! The city is beautiful with architecture jumping out at you in every directions. The people: busy. There were a ton of people around the shops and sidewalks. I was surprised at the amount of people on the streets because the term has not started! I wonder what it will be like next week.
Kevin gave us a tour of Oxford and we ate some pasties (past-ee). It is like a shepherd's pie in hot-pocket style. These are by far the yummiest street food in Oxford! Mine was of lamb and mint but the traditional is made of chicken, leeks, potatoes and celery.
After our tour of Oxford, we were able to walk around the area on our own and later meet with the other study abroad students who had just come in from the US.
On Friday we had our first of five days of orientation. We had one guest speaker who explained to us about the architecture of Oxford and we also learned about Margaret Thatcher, a PM of England in the 1980s. We later had a tour guide lead us through Oxford and show us several of the colleges such as Jesus College, Lincoln College and All souls College. There are 38 colleges, 32 of the colleges are undergraduate. In total there are about 20,000 students at Oxford.
On Thursday I was informed that I was accepted into New College! Most of the students on the program are in either New College or Trinity College. And guess who else is in New College? Richard Dawkins...I might have lunch with him randomly if I eat in the dinning hall ;-)
After the tour our group went out for some Fish and chips at the pub called Eagle and Child where the "Inklings" would meet. This was C.S Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien's most frequented pub!
And today-we had sun and it was nice after the rainy weather of yesterday. My roommates (Jody, Jacquine, and Kasey) and I went around the town with the guys (Jeremy, Jordan and Stephen) to check out the pretty buildings and take some pictures. It was such a nice day, I think we even made it up to 50 degrees! Then, since we have not bought any significant amount of groceries, Kasey and I went to Aldi for food! The prices are cheap, but when you convert it to USD, it comes out to being the same or a little more.
It is great here and I like my roommates and the flat.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Snip Bits Before entering Oxford
Monday we started the Summit aspect of the program which will trickle into the end of the semester. Our topics ran from Kevin's story of becoming a Christian from Mormonism-to analyzing the context of Genesis 1 and 2. Throughout our discussions we analyzed the need for Christians to have not only a Christ-like character but also be intelligent in matters that pertain to the Christian faith.
I and another student, Jessica, are living with some friends of the Bywaters, Mr. and Mrs. Underwood. They are an English couple who live across the town, and are very friendly. But what we have realized is that we, as Americans, are considered unaware of our history, territorial in other countries for no reason, and having bad politics. I would have to admit that I would agree with them on most of those assumptions, but it shows me how much our country is looked upon, even if it is all good, the bad is only what shows and becomes vocal. I do appreciate people's opinions, but it is a bit annoying when what you represent is bashed most of the time. When I studied abroad in Spain two years ago, I had this exact thing happen. I guess it is what Eurpore and possibly the rest of the world thinks of us.
Another part of our discussion with the Underwoods' was about North Korea. Mr. Underwood has visited North Korea on numerous accounts and shared with us his travels to the country. It is incredible how this country does not have basic needs for living-yet they seem happy towards the tourists. Could you imagine not having ear-plugs, leather gloves, helmets and proper shoes for factories because the country does not provide it? How about Ibuprofen? Anesthesia for surgeries? Basic elements that we take for granted are not available to North Korea because of their government. Mr. Underwood used to work with Open Doors, a Dutch Christian organization, that brings supplies to North Korea and as a UK citizen is able to visit North Korea any time of the year, unlike US citizens who can only visit in August.
Tonight is the last night we are in Eynsham. Angela's wonderful cooking is going to come to an end for our group, except on Friday throughout the semester. We all have really appreciated her cooking. She made marshmallows for us yesterday and they were amazing!
I have the plan of running a half marathon when here in the UK, so I have been running in the mornings and it is so nice to run past farms that are still green in the winter. I also do not have to wear a hat, gloves, and scarf! This morning it was about 40 degrees F and the sun came out- how beautiful and warm compared to Minneapolis!
Until next time.... :)
I and another student, Jessica, are living with some friends of the Bywaters, Mr. and Mrs. Underwood. They are an English couple who live across the town, and are very friendly. But what we have realized is that we, as Americans, are considered unaware of our history, territorial in other countries for no reason, and having bad politics. I would have to admit that I would agree with them on most of those assumptions, but it shows me how much our country is looked upon, even if it is all good, the bad is only what shows and becomes vocal. I do appreciate people's opinions, but it is a bit annoying when what you represent is bashed most of the time. When I studied abroad in Spain two years ago, I had this exact thing happen. I guess it is what Eurpore and possibly the rest of the world thinks of us.
Another part of our discussion with the Underwoods' was about North Korea. Mr. Underwood has visited North Korea on numerous accounts and shared with us his travels to the country. It is incredible how this country does not have basic needs for living-yet they seem happy towards the tourists. Could you imagine not having ear-plugs, leather gloves, helmets and proper shoes for factories because the country does not provide it? How about Ibuprofen? Anesthesia for surgeries? Basic elements that we take for granted are not available to North Korea because of their government. Mr. Underwood used to work with Open Doors, a Dutch Christian organization, that brings supplies to North Korea and as a UK citizen is able to visit North Korea any time of the year, unlike US citizens who can only visit in August.
Tonight is the last night we are in Eynsham. Angela's wonderful cooking is going to come to an end for our group, except on Friday throughout the semester. We all have really appreciated her cooking. She made marshmallows for us yesterday and they were amazing!
I have the plan of running a half marathon when here in the UK, so I have been running in the mornings and it is so nice to run past farms that are still green in the winter. I also do not have to wear a hat, gloves, and scarf! This morning it was about 40 degrees F and the sun came out- how beautiful and warm compared to Minneapolis!
Until next time.... :)
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Arrival and day 2
Good Day!
I arrived yesterday all in one piece to London and made my way to Eynsham (en-shoom). I arrived to London on time, around 7:50am and then arrived to Eysham around 11:30am (because of baggage and transportation).
Eynsham is a village about 7 miles from Oxford where I will be staying until Thursday where I will move into my flat in Oxford for the rest of the semester.
Kevin and Angela Bywater (Director and wife) have welcomed us into their home with their five kids who are all such joy. Since I love children, it has been a lot of fun playing with them and talking to them about their favorite books and what they like to do in their free time. And are they so well behaved! I love each of them.
There are 10 of us students on the program, six are girls and 4 are boys, we all get along pretty well, which I guess is a good thing knowing that we will be seeing each other so frequently.
English accent-love it, and it is so easy to pick up!
Last night we went to bed around 8pm with no problem! I think I am slowly catching up on the sleep I lost Friday night. Other than that I am trying to find some routes for running and still plan on doing a race here in the UK!
Today we went to church a short walk from the Bywater's home and I enjoyed meeting and talking to the village people. The message from church was focused on Revelations 2:1-7 where John talks about the church which is known as being Christians but do not make Jesus their focus of life. I liked the message because it made me realize how it is so easy to get tangled up in what everyday life offers that God and Jesus can just become another chore of life. With this we forget the importance of what Jesus' salvation has done for our eternity and why it should be the center, the reason why we live. The message was short-compared to Maranatha-but I enjoyed it.
After lunch we went to a walk around the village (which is quite small) but it was nice to see the thatched roofs, a bit of the countryside, and antique homes. Quite beautiful and I feel like I am living in some of my favorite movies. I will post pictures when I have more time!
Well, since I have not finished all my readings that are due by tomorrow morning, I should get to that and join the group.
I am missing the family and friends, but not the cold and dry weather!
I arrived yesterday all in one piece to London and made my way to Eynsham (en-shoom). I arrived to London on time, around 7:50am and then arrived to Eysham around 11:30am (because of baggage and transportation).
Eynsham is a village about 7 miles from Oxford where I will be staying until Thursday where I will move into my flat in Oxford for the rest of the semester.
Kevin and Angela Bywater (Director and wife) have welcomed us into their home with their five kids who are all such joy. Since I love children, it has been a lot of fun playing with them and talking to them about their favorite books and what they like to do in their free time. And are they so well behaved! I love each of them.
There are 10 of us students on the program, six are girls and 4 are boys, we all get along pretty well, which I guess is a good thing knowing that we will be seeing each other so frequently.
English accent-love it, and it is so easy to pick up!
Last night we went to bed around 8pm with no problem! I think I am slowly catching up on the sleep I lost Friday night. Other than that I am trying to find some routes for running and still plan on doing a race here in the UK!
Today we went to church a short walk from the Bywater's home and I enjoyed meeting and talking to the village people. The message from church was focused on Revelations 2:1-7 where John talks about the church which is known as being Christians but do not make Jesus their focus of life. I liked the message because it made me realize how it is so easy to get tangled up in what everyday life offers that God and Jesus can just become another chore of life. With this we forget the importance of what Jesus' salvation has done for our eternity and why it should be the center, the reason why we live. The message was short-compared to Maranatha-but I enjoyed it.
After lunch we went to a walk around the village (which is quite small) but it was nice to see the thatched roofs, a bit of the countryside, and antique homes. Quite beautiful and I feel like I am living in some of my favorite movies. I will post pictures when I have more time!
Well, since I have not finished all my readings that are due by tomorrow morning, I should get to that and join the group.
I am missing the family and friends, but not the cold and dry weather!
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