Saturday, April 7, 2007

Relaxing day



Last night was my first night to sleep and feel rested. My body seems to have made the transition....at least I hope so! I suppose I'll know more at bedtime tonight.
We had "campus orientation" today. Three hours of how to live in a community environment and do it safely. Takes me back to my college days and dorm living. I am adjusting to having four roommates...well, I think. :) Having lived alone for several years I was hoping to make the transition easily. Wonderful women of God I am sharing quarters with..they all have amazing stories of how God has worked in their lives.
We went into town for a few hours to learn the lay of the land!!! I'll be honest...the fact that they drive on the opposite side of the road has made it challenging for me to gather my directional bearings!!! The roads here have areas called "round abouts". These are traffic circles that appear in the road and give you many options of direction. So you could take a number of roads off of the round about depending upon the direction of desired travel. Anyway...it's all very confusing to me. :) I think it's better if I catch a lift when I need to get around..no driving. So town was quite lovely. :) I had my first cup of filtered coffee since I've arrived in England. They drink instant coffee here and as many of you know, I am quite the coffee snob...(that is bad, I know..working on it!) so this has been a bit painful. I found out that the nearest Starbucks is 9 miles away. I was so excited to hear this until I found out the price of their coffee....a cup of joe @ Starbucks here costs about 3 pounds..which is $6 US. Tea is sounding better every minute!! :)
A few of us took a long walk in the countryside after dinner. The sunset was amazing...I'll post a picture of that soon!!! I really find that God speaks to me a lot through nature...his creation, down to the most simple creature, fascinates me.
Tomorrow I will attend church with a few of the more local people. We can attend anywhere we want so I'm excited to visit Living Rock Church for Easter Sunday. I'm sure it will be a wonderful experience. Till next time....BLESSINGS!!!

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