Wow, last night we had a very intense conversation in our room!! One girl asked how we all know God truly exists and how can we grasp the idea of faith. It was such a bonding time! Haha And really tested my knowledge of my personal faith and why I believe in God.
We ended up talking till 1 am non stop and it was amazing to see how everyone was soo accepting of each others thoughts and comments. No one really knew any answers but we shared testimonies and personal experiences and how we have felt God's presence. God is soo good!!
In our first and second lectures our speaker actually addressed these questions and we didn't even tell him! Haha And I really prayed for that one girl and really hoped she got the answers she needs! Pray for her! =P
Lately the weather has been pretty chilly. It is funny how most of us are from Canada and we are always saying how cold it is!!! I am hoping that by the middle of February it will warm up and we will get some nice beach days! I do have a TINY (and I mean tiny) tan line, not going to lie haha. I read a few chapters of Proverbs yesterday outside on the terrace. It was soo beautiful to sit in God's creation and reading his word!
Got my first piece of mail today from the Nielsens!! It is a lovely note about their Christmas gifts and there are also pictures the kids drew!! MADE MY DAY! Haha I can't wait to see how big they are getting and all the little things they have learned =]. It is going to be crazy to go home and see how much has changed. I have never been away from home this long! Even at camp I would go home some weekends.
Today's lunch was Paella, a seafood stir fry dish. THE SHRIMP HAD EYES! Haha Oh dear!. I only ate the rice and veggies while everyone dared to try the muscles and shrimp =P. Then I had the usual bread with oil and salad. I am soo hungry! I have been eating so much here...even my roommates have noticed haha I am always wanting food. The food here is so healthy..it is making me crave junk food.
After lunch I took a quick nap and then Amy, Julia, Linnea and I headed out to Spain's version of Walmart called Carrefour!! It is a 20 minute walk there and back. We have to walk on this busy narrow road...you can almost feel the cars brush up against you as they pass! Also, there are so many dogs that jump up against the fence barking at you haha I screamed a few times =P. We eventually got there and it was huge! I loved trying to read everything in Spanish. I cannot wait to start Spanish lessons (50 euros for 2 lessons a week) =]. I ended up getting Vogue Magazine in Spanish (just so I can say I got a magazine from Spain ha I am cool... and I want to try and translate it all), oreos for 1 euro, a gift for the elephant game we are playing on friday night at a bon fire!, and some other things. I felt bad spending money but it was the first time since I have been here that I have dropped some euros! Haha We ended up having to jog back to make it on time for our last lecture!! We came bursting into the classroom, out of breath, and with red faces...thank goodness we didn't get into trouble! We know better now!
Oh! Before our trip to Carrefour I skyped with my parents. Awe how I miss them!! They are the best..my friends all commented on how cool they seem and I must admit, I have pretty amazing parents! Haha Skype is the biggest deal here. Everyone goes on it every day haha and it is fun saying hi to all these random people on everyones skype! It is also free so its good!!
We ended up talking till 1 am non stop and it was amazing to see how everyone was soo accepting of each others thoughts and comments. No one really knew any answers but we shared testimonies and personal experiences and how we have felt God's presence. God is soo good!!
In our first and second lectures our speaker actually addressed these questions and we didn't even tell him! Haha And I really prayed for that one girl and really hoped she got the answers she needs! Pray for her! =P
Lately the weather has been pretty chilly. It is funny how most of us are from Canada and we are always saying how cold it is!!! I am hoping that by the middle of February it will warm up and we will get some nice beach days! I do have a TINY (and I mean tiny) tan line, not going to lie haha. I read a few chapters of Proverbs yesterday outside on the terrace. It was soo beautiful to sit in God's creation and reading his word!
Got my first piece of mail today from the Nielsens!! It is a lovely note about their Christmas gifts and there are also pictures the kids drew!! MADE MY DAY! Haha I can't wait to see how big they are getting and all the little things they have learned =]. It is going to be crazy to go home and see how much has changed. I have never been away from home this long! Even at camp I would go home some weekends.
Today's lunch was Paella, a seafood stir fry dish. THE SHRIMP HAD EYES! Haha Oh dear!. I only ate the rice and veggies while everyone dared to try the muscles and shrimp =P. Then I had the usual bread with oil and salad. I am soo hungry! I have been eating so much here...even my roommates have noticed haha I am always wanting food. The food here is so healthy..it is making me crave junk food.
After lunch I took a quick nap and then Amy, Julia, Linnea and I headed out to Spain's version of Walmart called Carrefour!! It is a 20 minute walk there and back. We have to walk on this busy narrow road...you can almost feel the cars brush up against you as they pass! Also, there are so many dogs that jump up against the fence barking at you haha I screamed a few times =P. We eventually got there and it was huge! I loved trying to read everything in Spanish. I cannot wait to start Spanish lessons (50 euros for 2 lessons a week) =]. I ended up getting Vogue Magazine in Spanish (just so I can say I got a magazine from Spain ha I am cool... and I want to try and translate it all), oreos for 1 euro, a gift for the elephant game we are playing on friday night at a bon fire!, and some other things. I felt bad spending money but it was the first time since I have been here that I have dropped some euros! Haha We ended up having to jog back to make it on time for our last lecture!! We came bursting into the classroom, out of breath, and with red faces...thank goodness we didn't get into trouble! We know better now!
Oh! Before our trip to Carrefour I skyped with my parents. Awe how I miss them!! They are the best..my friends all commented on how cool they seem and I must admit, I have pretty amazing parents! Haha Skype is the biggest deal here. Everyone goes on it every day haha and it is fun saying hi to all these random people on everyones skype! It is also free so its good!!
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