Why is life so good? And why do I continue to find stuff to complain about at every turn?
Today it was - why do I have class so early? (That's a 9am folks!) Why does the TA not have anything for us to do? Why can't I just sleep? I have an hour and a half to kill - why don't I have anything to do? Why do I have to stand in line for so long? Why can't I eat? Why is it so windy? (It was beautifully sunny with stunning blue skies!) But why isn't it warm enough for me to sit outside without a jacket? Why do I have to do Spanish? Anyway... you get the picture. The list is endless.
And YET... I am in the States, on a study abroad at the U of I at Urbana-Champaign. I am involved in the Navigators and have such incredible friends through that. Tonight I went to a friend's gig. He was playing at the Canopy club and it was just fun to see and spend that time with friends. Afterward, we went to Merry(or Mary) Ann's diner and sat for two or so hours and chatted and laughed. And really, just had a great time. I have some amazing friends. I am surrounded by Christians, who believe the same things I do and have the same hope and peace I do. The same God I do. And then I bike home with the beautiful starts above and get back to my room, which is filled to burst with more stuff than I could possibly want and a comfy bed. It can't get any better!
And then I get an email from a woman who was a missionary in Vietnam who first went out in 1956 and to think what she has gone through - having to leave the country in 1975, a husband dying of Leukemia, her daughter being denied a visa because of her recent involvement in the making of a Jesus film. And I'm sure she's been through much much more than she would tell me in an email.
And yet, I carry on complaining. In fact, I'll probably complain the minute, the second I publish post. And why, because I'm a sinner. I am unfaithful. And yet, God is sooooooo faithful. He will never 'leave me nor forsake me'. How amazing!? That I have such a God. And he blesses me so much! He blesses us all in such different ways, but it is his blessing all the same. To remember that even the difficult moments are a blessing from him - that is the challenge!
GOD IS GOOD!
Friday, 17 February 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
Back to school... training(?).. and SALSA.
So, I am into week two of classes. =P Yucks!
It's actually not going so bad! I am really enjoying my classes.
It's actually not going so bad! I am really enjoying my classes.
- American Indian Studies -really difficult to not get MAD! but very interesting
- Talking Culture -my linguistics class of the semester. Really really interesting! I love it. Talking abotu language-less people at the moment.
- Spanish Oral - EVERYTHING is in Spanish. Really scary but will be GREAT for my Spanish.
- Hispanic texts - all online work with 3 exams per term. I'm still not sure what the aim of the class is. I don't really know what we're learning.
- Women's Glee Club - I enjoy being able to stretch my vocal chords. I do love to sing! I am hoping I will meet more people in the class. There's not much time to meet people as we just start forwards and sing. :)
So yeah, classes are going well. I know they'll be hard work but good! I just need to keep on top of them all..
Back to school and busy life is always an adjustment. I think I thought that everything would go straight back to being what it was like before Christmas break. It's not! I have more free time than I did so I get annoyed and try to fill it up as much as possible. I need to 'be content in any and every situation..' I'm working on it now that I've realised my problem. :)
I'm also training for the half marathon in April which I am excited for but kinda scared about. It'll be good but its THIRTEEN miles! :O So, I've been at the gym every day this week but Tuesday trying to get into shape. It's going to take a while as I'm really not a fan of running and am really unfit. But I'll get there. My latest problem is that I have REALLY sore shin splints. :( It really hurts and I don't know whether to give it a rest or wade through the pain. If I rest I'll run out of time.
And then my last bit of this post is about my evening. I went to a salsa class. It was a lot of fun! I found the rhythm and it's always good when the guy can lead. I had a really good time. We did some bachata (not sure how you spell or pronounce it) which was fun. There were two classes; one of salsa and one of bachata and then everyone danced. Some people were fun to dance with and others were awkward. One guy was particularly awkward. He was fine to begin with but then wouldn't leave me alone until I deliberately said I had to go. He taught me to do it better though. The biggest thing I don't like is how close the guys get. In no other area of life is it acceptable for a guy and girl to get THAT close in public. My friend who invited me, Aljona, told me that that's just the way dancers are. And I get that, I just need my space.... esp when their breath stinks!
It was good though and maybe if I do it more I'll get used to it. As long as they're not creeps!
So yeah, good times... More interesting times! And I'm sure this semester is going to have its blessings and challenges! :)
Back to school and busy life is always an adjustment. I think I thought that everything would go straight back to being what it was like before Christmas break. It's not! I have more free time than I did so I get annoyed and try to fill it up as much as possible. I need to 'be content in any and every situation..' I'm working on it now that I've realised my problem. :)
I'm also training for the half marathon in April which I am excited for but kinda scared about. It'll be good but its THIRTEEN miles! :O So, I've been at the gym every day this week but Tuesday trying to get into shape. It's going to take a while as I'm really not a fan of running and am really unfit. But I'll get there. My latest problem is that I have REALLY sore shin splints. :( It really hurts and I don't know whether to give it a rest or wade through the pain. If I rest I'll run out of time.
And then my last bit of this post is about my evening. I went to a salsa class. It was a lot of fun! I found the rhythm and it's always good when the guy can lead. I had a really good time. We did some bachata (not sure how you spell or pronounce it) which was fun. There were two classes; one of salsa and one of bachata and then everyone danced. Some people were fun to dance with and others were awkward. One guy was particularly awkward. He was fine to begin with but then wouldn't leave me alone until I deliberately said I had to go. He taught me to do it better though. The biggest thing I don't like is how close the guys get. In no other area of life is it acceptable for a guy and girl to get THAT close in public. My friend who invited me, Aljona, told me that that's just the way dancers are. And I get that, I just need my space.... esp when their breath stinks!
It was good though and maybe if I do it more I'll get used to it. As long as they're not creeps!
So yeah, good times... More interesting times! And I'm sure this semester is going to have its blessings and challenges! :)
Saturday, 21 January 2012
The good things in life...
So, i still have to finish my travel stories - to Houston with the amazing Alexanders. I'll hopefully get that done soon. For now, I just want to gush about the Navigators. They are SOOOOO amazing! We had a social last night at the Hubbard's house and it was just so great. I was really tired when I headed over there and by the end I was dead... but just such fun!!
We ate dinner and dessert, played board games, had some fun but serious chats about the bible and God and loads more. They're just such down-to-earth people. Ladies and gentlemen, for sure. I don't know where they came from but I think I can say that they are the best thing that's maybe ever happened to me. I so want to take them all home with me in May.
On Monday, I get great quality time with the sophomore girl's bible studies. On Thursday, there's NavNight where you can be certain to learn something huge and get great bible teaching. And then every so often there is a social. I think one of the biggest things that I love is that God is a part of everything. Not in an obsessive "we have to be speaking about God or we're not Christians", but just in a simple "this is my Saviour and Lord and I love to talk about him." The socials are always just pure fun, but have a quality element to it. I love it!
Anyway, Navs! Amazzing!! I'm going to miss them big time. And the people I've met at Navs... Ooooh it's going to be really hard to leave you all!!
PS- In other news, I have dreadlocks! :) I'll get up a picture soon.
We ate dinner and dessert, played board games, had some fun but serious chats about the bible and God and loads more. They're just such down-to-earth people. Ladies and gentlemen, for sure. I don't know where they came from but I think I can say that they are the best thing that's maybe ever happened to me. I so want to take them all home with me in May.
On Monday, I get great quality time with the sophomore girl's bible studies. On Thursday, there's NavNight where you can be certain to learn something huge and get great bible teaching. And then every so often there is a social. I think one of the biggest things that I love is that God is a part of everything. Not in an obsessive "we have to be speaking about God or we're not Christians", but just in a simple "this is my Saviour and Lord and I love to talk about him." The socials are always just pure fun, but have a quality element to it. I love it!
Anyway, Navs! Amazzing!! I'm going to miss them big time. And the people I've met at Navs... Ooooh it's going to be really hard to leave you all!!
PS- In other news, I have dreadlocks! :) I'll get up a picture soon.
Monday, 16 January 2012
New York, New Yorrrrkkkk... It's a wonderful toooowwwn!!!
On the 28th of December 2011 at 6am, I along with Megan, Caitriona and Ben piled onto a bus an headed for New York!! And what fun we had. :)
I can't say it's the most beautiful town in the world but it's a must see for sure. The bus took us from Carlisle, Pennsylvania all the way to New York. It was a day trip bus that took us up there and then picked us up in the evening to take us back to Carlisle. The only negative was that the 'tour guide' wouldn't stop talking the whole journey. Well, that's not exactly true. He let us sleep for the first hour or so but then... when the sun began to come up he explained everything we passed. Some of it was pretty interesting. The highway (don't know which one) that you take up to New York was campaigned against for many years. But the campaigners eventually gave up opposing it in exchange for three fly overs across the highway which would be animal friendly. So, there are now three bridges across the highway that have trees and all sorts of plant life growing on them so that the animals living in the national park surrounding the highway may cross safely over.. Yeah, that's what I thought. =P
We got into New York around half ten. I could see the Empire State building, and the skyline was incredible - so New York-esque. :)
We hit Macy's first. Not sure why. Is it the biggest Macy's or something? I never asked about that and probably should have. My main reason for going in was to find a restroom but the queue was out the door so I gave up on that idea til our next stop. After that we walked along 5th ave until we got to the Empire State building. I would have like to have gone up the tower but wasn't gutted we didn't. It was very crowded and I'll go up when they have invented a time machine. It's only cool when it's in the 90s(Sleepless in Seattle) or the 60s(An Affair to Remember). So, we saw the Empire state building until our necks hurt from craning and then headed to the nearest subway. Took the subway (euchh..) to the edge of the Island to see the Statue of Liberty. On the subway we met a man who told us the history of it and all about New York when it was first settled. It's amazing to think of it so many years back. The statue of Liberty was one of the first things to be seen by the new settlers. What were they thinking? They didn't have a clue what they were coming to...
So, I saw the statue of Liberty! By the way I have a friend who's niece is called Liberty Banner and nephew is called Justice or a mixture of those names anyway(sorry if I got that wrong Victoria- I just thought that fitted into the reference of the statue!). We got a lot of pictures and then ran into McDonalds for lunch to escape the wind. It was very strong!
After McDonalds, we visited Wall Street, a statue of George Washington, Trinity church where that treasure movie is filmed (can't remember the name). We saw the huge Christmas tree outside the New York stock exchange but didn't find the famous bull. We spent some time in Tiffany's. Too short a time if you ask me. I could live in that place.... So beautiful!!! :) I was working up the courage to ask if I could try one on but chickened out at the last minute. We got on a subway after that and went to Times square. Why's it called Times square? There are so many things I don't know.
From there we went on to see Times Square itself. Incredible to see in real life what I've always seen in pictures. There are always so many more people in real life. haa!! New York is stuffed. You can't walk anywhere without bumping into people or cars, especially when crossing a street. We walked up Broadway which was really cool. We saw the Chrysler building. That's another thing I don't know what it's there for. We saw St.Patrick's cathedral - soooo old (the seat creaked ominously as I sat down) but so beautiful. We saw the ice skating and the MASSIVE christmas tree at the Rockefeller center (I know, wrong spelling!). Then... we went to Central park, via a donut shop. Central park was really nice and I couldn't get over how big it was. It seemed to stretch on and on... We couldn't stay there long because it was beginning to get dark. We walked across the street to Time Warner Square and had a look around. There were some really fancy shops but then a NICE restaurant down stairs - Whole Foods. I got some AMAZING curry. It tasted really authentic (well, according to my non-Indian taste buds). And then ran for the bus, which turned out to atleast 45 minutes late. Traffic jam! My limited patience wore out in the freezing cold. I need to work on that whole patience thing. But it came in the end and we got home to Carlisle by 11.30. To bed!
Other than food and postcards, we didn't do any shopping which was actually quite nice for a change.
So that's my experiences in New York. Pictures to follow! It was a really great day. And I went with some fab people. I definitely had an amazing time with them anyway.
I can't say it's the most beautiful town in the world but it's a must see for sure. The bus took us from Carlisle, Pennsylvania all the way to New York. It was a day trip bus that took us up there and then picked us up in the evening to take us back to Carlisle. The only negative was that the 'tour guide' wouldn't stop talking the whole journey. Well, that's not exactly true. He let us sleep for the first hour or so but then... when the sun began to come up he explained everything we passed. Some of it was pretty interesting. The highway (don't know which one) that you take up to New York was campaigned against for many years. But the campaigners eventually gave up opposing it in exchange for three fly overs across the highway which would be animal friendly. So, there are now three bridges across the highway that have trees and all sorts of plant life growing on them so that the animals living in the national park surrounding the highway may cross safely over.. Yeah, that's what I thought. =P
We got into New York around half ten. I could see the Empire State building, and the skyline was incredible - so New York-esque. :)
We hit Macy's first. Not sure why. Is it the biggest Macy's or something? I never asked about that and probably should have. My main reason for going in was to find a restroom but the queue was out the door so I gave up on that idea til our next stop. After that we walked along 5th ave until we got to the Empire State building. I would have like to have gone up the tower but wasn't gutted we didn't. It was very crowded and I'll go up when they have invented a time machine. It's only cool when it's in the 90s(Sleepless in Seattle) or the 60s(An Affair to Remember). So, we saw the Empire state building until our necks hurt from craning and then headed to the nearest subway. Took the subway (euchh..) to the edge of the Island to see the Statue of Liberty. On the subway we met a man who told us the history of it and all about New York when it was first settled. It's amazing to think of it so many years back. The statue of Liberty was one of the first things to be seen by the new settlers. What were they thinking? They didn't have a clue what they were coming to...
So, I saw the statue of Liberty! By the way I have a friend who's niece is called Liberty Banner and nephew is called Justice or a mixture of those names anyway(sorry if I got that wrong Victoria- I just thought that fitted into the reference of the statue!). We got a lot of pictures and then ran into McDonalds for lunch to escape the wind. It was very strong!
After McDonalds, we visited Wall Street, a statue of George Washington, Trinity church where that treasure movie is filmed (can't remember the name). We saw the huge Christmas tree outside the New York stock exchange but didn't find the famous bull. We spent some time in Tiffany's. Too short a time if you ask me. I could live in that place.... So beautiful!!! :) I was working up the courage to ask if I could try one on but chickened out at the last minute. We got on a subway after that and went to Times square. Why's it called Times square? There are so many things I don't know.
From there we went on to see Times Square itself. Incredible to see in real life what I've always seen in pictures. There are always so many more people in real life. haa!! New York is stuffed. You can't walk anywhere without bumping into people or cars, especially when crossing a street. We walked up Broadway which was really cool. We saw the Chrysler building. That's another thing I don't know what it's there for. We saw St.Patrick's cathedral - soooo old (the seat creaked ominously as I sat down) but so beautiful. We saw the ice skating and the MASSIVE christmas tree at the Rockefeller center (I know, wrong spelling!). Then... we went to Central park, via a donut shop. Central park was really nice and I couldn't get over how big it was. It seemed to stretch on and on... We couldn't stay there long because it was beginning to get dark. We walked across the street to Time Warner Square and had a look around. There were some really fancy shops but then a NICE restaurant down stairs - Whole Foods. I got some AMAZING curry. It tasted really authentic (well, according to my non-Indian taste buds). And then ran for the bus, which turned out to atleast 45 minutes late. Traffic jam! My limited patience wore out in the freezing cold. I need to work on that whole patience thing. But it came in the end and we got home to Carlisle by 11.30. To bed!
Other than food and postcards, we didn't do any shopping which was actually quite nice for a change.
So that's my experiences in New York. Pictures to follow! It was a really great day. And I went with some fab people. I definitely had an amazing time with them anyway.
Carlisle, PA
So... From Boston I flew on to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I flew via Dulles airport in Washington ( i think). Megan and her mum, Mairi, met me at the airport in Harrisburg and we drove back to Carlisle. There were hills!!! :) It was so nice to hear some British voices too. Mairi sounds very Scottish(Highlander) and Megan has more of an English accent. Her Dad, David, has a pretty Glaswegian sound to his voice. So it was really great to hear! And by the end of the time there I was actually beginning to sound like myself.. haha!
Anyway, I had a wonderful time with the Campbell's in Carlisle. Here's the family -
That's David on the far left, then Caitriona, ME, Megan, Megan's boyfriend Ben and then Mairi. Such a great family!
I drank a lot of tea. We watched Pride and Predjudice, followed by Wives and Daughters and then Persuasion. LOVE LOVE LOVE. We went to Hershey's chocolate factory. Here are some pictures of that...
We went into Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania and saw this. Made me laugh to compare it to Occupy Wall Street or another.. but then I felt a bit bad... It was FREEZING!!
I met my first Austin!! Haha!! For those of you who do not know of Austin, it is a fictional character my darling family came up with that I am meant to fall head over heels in love with while I am in the states and never want to go home again. Pity this guy was in 4th grade. He did say that I had a very pretty name. haaaaa... :)
Caitriona and I went to eat Hotchie dogs... :) Interesting. It is special to Carlisle but is really just a hot dog with cheese, chili, diced onions and mustard. I had it diced onion and mustard - less. And it was ok... :)
We didn't celebrate Christmas on Christmas day because it was a Sunday and David was preaching. So I went to church in the morning and evening, had a fabulous Sunday roast and went for a walk on Christmas day. The next day (boxing day but our christmas) we opened presents - a lot of fun! And then two elderly couples gave over for lunch/Christmas dinner. That was a lot of fun! They were all delightful! One of them had been missionaries in Colombia which was really cool. The others were really fun too. They had met on a blind date their friends had set them up on. Three months later they were married. And 40 years later.... :) How cute!??
Church was really great there. It just felt a lot more like home. I think an accent from home helped. Everyone was super friendly too and I met soooooooo many people.
On New Year's eve, we had an informal service there. Sang some great hymns and there was a talk from a man who had been a missionary in the middle east. After the service, we went back to the Campbell's house and played dictionary. Really funny game where someone chooses a random word from the dictionary that no one has heard of and then everyone has to make up definitions and you have to choose the right definition to get a point. But if your definition gets chosen you also get a point. A lot of laughing occurred.
At half 11, Megan, Ben, Caitriona and I headed to downtown Carlisle and saw the fireworks. Happy New Year 2012!! How crazy is that!? We danced down the street and then went back to bed.
The first day of the new year, we chilled out and watched Persuasion.
So, it was a very relaxing time and I really enjoyed my time to rest. Such a fab family to spend time with.
On the 28th, we all went to New York for a day trip but I'll talk about that in another post.
On the 2nd, I left from Harrisburg, after pancakes for breakfast, and went to Chicago. Spent a night there with Victoria, before leaving for Houston the next day. On my night in Chicago she was working. She is a helper for a girl with Cerebral-polsy. So I went with her, had dinner there and a great chat with the family. Later on, her friends came over and we played a game before I headed for bed.
What a time...??!! So good though! SO many different experiences and more to come....
Anyway, I had a wonderful time with the Campbell's in Carlisle. Here's the family -
That's David on the far left, then Caitriona, ME, Megan, Megan's boyfriend Ben and then Mairi. Such a great family!
I drank a lot of tea. We watched Pride and Predjudice, followed by Wives and Daughters and then Persuasion. LOVE LOVE LOVE. We went to Hershey's chocolate factory. Here are some pictures of that...
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| The three of us drink the most amazing milkshake everrrr... :) |
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| Reeses galore.. |
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| Largest Hershey's bar.. |
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| Gabby, Malorey, Olympia - where Hershey's chocolate comes from.. haaa!! |
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| LOL! |
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| Made out of Hershey's chocolate - it was taller than me! |
Caitriona and I went to eat Hotchie dogs... :) Interesting. It is special to Carlisle but is really just a hot dog with cheese, chili, diced onions and mustard. I had it diced onion and mustard - less. And it was ok... :)
We didn't celebrate Christmas on Christmas day because it was a Sunday and David was preaching. So I went to church in the morning and evening, had a fabulous Sunday roast and went for a walk on Christmas day. The next day (boxing day but our christmas) we opened presents - a lot of fun! And then two elderly couples gave over for lunch/Christmas dinner. That was a lot of fun! They were all delightful! One of them had been missionaries in Colombia which was really cool. The others were really fun too. They had met on a blind date their friends had set them up on. Three months later they were married. And 40 years later.... :) How cute!??
Church was really great there. It just felt a lot more like home. I think an accent from home helped. Everyone was super friendly too and I met soooooooo many people.
On New Year's eve, we had an informal service there. Sang some great hymns and there was a talk from a man who had been a missionary in the middle east. After the service, we went back to the Campbell's house and played dictionary. Really funny game where someone chooses a random word from the dictionary that no one has heard of and then everyone has to make up definitions and you have to choose the right definition to get a point. But if your definition gets chosen you also get a point. A lot of laughing occurred.
At half 11, Megan, Ben, Caitriona and I headed to downtown Carlisle and saw the fireworks. Happy New Year 2012!! How crazy is that!? We danced down the street and then went back to bed.
The first day of the new year, we chilled out and watched Persuasion.
So, it was a very relaxing time and I really enjoyed my time to rest. Such a fab family to spend time with.
On the 28th, we all went to New York for a day trip but I'll talk about that in another post.
On the 2nd, I left from Harrisburg, after pancakes for breakfast, and went to Chicago. Spent a night there with Victoria, before leaving for Houston the next day. On my night in Chicago she was working. She is a helper for a girl with Cerebral-polsy. So I went with her, had dinner there and a great chat with the family. Later on, her friends came over and we played a game before I headed for bed.
What a time...??!! So good though! SO many different experiences and more to come....
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Piccies of Boston! :)
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| Some famous music hall... It had some nice christmas decorations up... |
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| The skyline.. An interesting assortment of new skyscrapers and beautiful old buildings. |
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| Boston - the city! |
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| Some nicely painted houses.. :) |
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| The sky was stunning! And the tower looked picturesque. |
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| The lights in Seuss Park, Springfield. |
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| More lights.. There were some really amazing ones. |
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| And more... The event in the park was called Bright Night and is well worth a visit. |
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| Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors. My first NBA game - really enjoyed it. |
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| A penalty shot or something of that kind.. haha! We had a very good view from the top of the stadium. |
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| The Celtics had a great mascot. He was so funny and had an insane amount of energy. He didn't stop jumping up and down the whole game. He did some really cool shots in the interval where he ran and jumped on that trampoline and scored. :) It was a lot of fun to watch. |
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| Joanna and me at the game. |
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| And the celtics won!! :) |
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| That's a friend of Joanna's, Charissa and Joanna. We had some hilarity trying to repeat this photo where the train is moving but the people in the picture are standing still. |
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| Ate at a really nice Italian restaurant. Really good pizza. Can't remember the name though. It was a lot of fun though. Don't think out waiter really like us at the end. |
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| Me and my pal, John Harvard. Bought a Harvard sweater in his honour. |
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| Joanna and Charissa. |
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| The first library in the states. It has rats! |
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| Imagine studying in a place like that - I would never get anything done. =P |
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| Ended the night in fits of laughter as we once again tried to get a picture of us in front of a moving train.. :) |
Saturday, 24 December 2011
More Boston...
Soo... more Boston!
Day number 2 in Boston I got up late and we made our way into Boston at lunch time. Stopped at a sushi`/ korean restaurant on the way. First shot at a SUSHI place and it was soooooo good! We got the buffet which was all really tastey. I filled my plate up and demolished it pretty fast. Went up for some fresh fruit and then I was done. Yummmyyyyy... :)
From there, Joanna and I went to the Boston museum of science and to the planetarium there. We learnt about "exo" planets. It was very fascintating. There is soooo much out there. Parts of it really scared me - just the incredible universe we live in. There is so much of earth that I now take for granted but a place like Jupiter - like HOW could God create that. He is just SUCH an incredible creator. So creative! SO breath-taking. Jupiter scared me a little. The video took you below the clouds and the storms and gas and freezing winds really got me scared. And then we saw some other solar systems and other milky ways. They've discovered a couple of planets that rotate around other suns. How cool is that!? I just don't think about what is beyond our earth, but at least I know about the other planets. Imagine what is beyond there! It's amazing!
Went to the exhibition after that which was really cool. Loads of fun experiments. Optical illusions and fun facts! The museum closed at 5 so we ran in for some post cards at the shop and then drove over to TD Gardens. We were going to a Celtics Basketball game. Sooooo much fun! We got pretty good seats, right up at the top. SO we could see all the activity below. It was a pre-season game so wasn't packed. And they were playing the Toronto Rapports(or something like that!). I took loads of pictures which I will post up some of soon. We won! :) And I am now a Celtics fan. Their mascot is a leprechaun who was HILARIOUS! Joanna thought he had ADD becuase he was running all over the place, jumping over everything, high-fiving everyone and just having a whale of a time. He had an incredible amount of energy.
Home after.
Next day, woke up late, computer... a slow, restful start.. Talked to the fam on the phone which was great. Made it round everyone which is always nice. Heard about Rory's social and after social and Sheona's social and Katie's life and all else. It's always fun to hear all their news. After a lunch of curry we headed off again. Didn't get into Boston until just before 5 and got the train to Harvard Square. Had a look around, bought a hoody, saw Harvard University, ate some pizza, window shopped, laughed a LOT!, went to the first library(it apparently has rats! but is verrrryyy beautiful), went to an amazing ice cream place (brownie dough ice cream with cookie dough on top.. mmhhhmmmm... so good!) and then headed off home. Boston is a really beautiful city! So many stunning old buildings! For this sesh in Boston, Joanna's friend Carissa joined us. That was a lot of fun! We all had a really good time together, well at least I had a really good time with them both. :)
Home for bed!
And then up the next morning at 6am to head into Boston for my flight at 9am. And onto Harrisburg, PA. :)
Day number 2 in Boston I got up late and we made our way into Boston at lunch time. Stopped at a sushi`/ korean restaurant on the way. First shot at a SUSHI place and it was soooooo good! We got the buffet which was all really tastey. I filled my plate up and demolished it pretty fast. Went up for some fresh fruit and then I was done. Yummmyyyyy... :)
From there, Joanna and I went to the Boston museum of science and to the planetarium there. We learnt about "exo" planets. It was very fascintating. There is soooo much out there. Parts of it really scared me - just the incredible universe we live in. There is so much of earth that I now take for granted but a place like Jupiter - like HOW could God create that. He is just SUCH an incredible creator. So creative! SO breath-taking. Jupiter scared me a little. The video took you below the clouds and the storms and gas and freezing winds really got me scared. And then we saw some other solar systems and other milky ways. They've discovered a couple of planets that rotate around other suns. How cool is that!? I just don't think about what is beyond our earth, but at least I know about the other planets. Imagine what is beyond there! It's amazing!
Went to the exhibition after that which was really cool. Loads of fun experiments. Optical illusions and fun facts! The museum closed at 5 so we ran in for some post cards at the shop and then drove over to TD Gardens. We were going to a Celtics Basketball game. Sooooo much fun! We got pretty good seats, right up at the top. SO we could see all the activity below. It was a pre-season game so wasn't packed. And they were playing the Toronto Rapports(or something like that!). I took loads of pictures which I will post up some of soon. We won! :) And I am now a Celtics fan. Their mascot is a leprechaun who was HILARIOUS! Joanna thought he had ADD becuase he was running all over the place, jumping over everything, high-fiving everyone and just having a whale of a time. He had an incredible amount of energy.
Home after.
Next day, woke up late, computer... a slow, restful start.. Talked to the fam on the phone which was great. Made it round everyone which is always nice. Heard about Rory's social and after social and Sheona's social and Katie's life and all else. It's always fun to hear all their news. After a lunch of curry we headed off again. Didn't get into Boston until just before 5 and got the train to Harvard Square. Had a look around, bought a hoody, saw Harvard University, ate some pizza, window shopped, laughed a LOT!, went to the first library(it apparently has rats! but is verrrryyy beautiful), went to an amazing ice cream place (brownie dough ice cream with cookie dough on top.. mmhhhmmmm... so good!) and then headed off home. Boston is a really beautiful city! So many stunning old buildings! For this sesh in Boston, Joanna's friend Carissa joined us. That was a lot of fun! We all had a really good time together, well at least I had a really good time with them both. :)
Home for bed!
And then up the next morning at 6am to head into Boston for my flight at 9am. And onto Harrisburg, PA. :)
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