London was such an experience. My first night walking around, eating dinner in St James' Park, and seeing Big Ben and the London Eye all lit up I was the typical tourist with my face just like OoO the whole time.
Seeing Peta was fantastic as well, and I gained a passion for picnicking in as many parks as possible, and Peta gained (or unleashed) her passion for trying to get me to take really embarrassing photos of myself. Not to say that she didn't have her fair share of such photos...haha
Some of our more embarrassing moments....
Hyde Park...
(sorry, rotate just is NOT working for me...)
Just posting some postcards...
Buckingham Palace n all...
And so after a few days of fun, I bid adieu to Peta, and tackled the Underground and all it's flights of stairs with aprox 30 kgs worth of luggage. Not so fun. So lacking in fun it was that I almost cried. Thank goodness for the kind, attractive men in suits who stopped to help me along the way :D
On that note, England is rife with attractive males.
Upon arriving in Wye, I was picked up from the train station by my new employee Serena, who then dropped me at the Spring Grove School where Mr Curtis Smith has been working since the beginning of the year. Over the next 5 or so days I got to stay with Mr Smith and his charming flat mate Lucy, who's only downfall would be that she is from New Zealand. But please, do not think I am being offensive. There are countless times when I have been teased about my 'convict' ancestry, and our awful soccer team. Good times haha.
And so I then went on to move into my new home, and new employment. And in general, it has been good. Of course it's had it's not so great moments (think screaming match between myself and a 3 year old as we each held on to the ice cream cone between us as hard as we could). But I am settling in.
And Wye is beautiful, and I have come right at the beginning of summer, which is all wild flowers and warm days. And the town is so quaint, and I am actually starting to recognise people around town already. And although I am sorely missing home, I strive to not let that get me down, so I can enjoy this blessing of an experience to the full.
And as God has taught me, I must "Be joyful in peace, patient in affliction, (and) faithful in prayer" (Romans 12:12)
All my love from the other side of the world,
Courtney xxxx <3>
Just posting some postcards...
Buckingham Palace n all...
And so after a few days of fun, I bid adieu to Peta, and tackled the Underground and all it's flights of stairs with aprox 30 kgs worth of luggage. Not so fun. So lacking in fun it was that I almost cried. Thank goodness for the kind, attractive men in suits who stopped to help me along the way :D
On that note, England is rife with attractive males.
Upon arriving in Wye, I was picked up from the train station by my new employee Serena, who then dropped me at the Spring Grove School where Mr Curtis Smith has been working since the beginning of the year. Over the next 5 or so days I got to stay with Mr Smith and his charming flat mate Lucy, who's only downfall would be that she is from New Zealand. But please, do not think I am being offensive. There are countless times when I have been teased about my 'convict' ancestry, and our awful soccer team. Good times haha.
And so I then went on to move into my new home, and new employment. And in general, it has been good. Of course it's had it's not so great moments (think screaming match between myself and a 3 year old as we each held on to the ice cream cone between us as hard as we could). But I am settling in.
And Wye is beautiful, and I have come right at the beginning of summer, which is all wild flowers and warm days. And the town is so quaint, and I am actually starting to recognise people around town already. And although I am sorely missing home, I strive to not let that get me down, so I can enjoy this blessing of an experience to the full.
And as God has taught me, I must "Be joyful in peace, patient in affliction, (and) faithful in prayer" (Romans 12:12)
All my love from the other side of the world,
Courtney xxxx <3>
