Since my last post I have been…doing homework (believe it or not—lots of reading for my first Islam assignment); making stir-fry; traveling to Tewkesbury (the most adorable little town I’ve ever seen, right on the river Sevren); getting my ear pierced again (the more earrings I can wear at one time, the better); eating brownies and drinking coffee at an Inn built in the 16th century; wandering around Norman abbeys and old cemeteries; walking the streets of Prestbury and finding that this little town is truly my happy place; being buffeted by wind for three days straight (my hair will never ever come untangled); grocery shopping; eating communal chili; visiting my first bona fide English home; taking naps; experiencing intense internal gloominess; praying fervently and having these prayers answered; cleaning the bathroom, doing laundry, trying to manage without a vacuum; having strange dreams (a few of them having to do with leaking toilets—will I never stop worrying about that?); assisting certain tall, dark, and handsome delivery men; coming to grips with the fact that our flat kitchen will look like a disaster zone 85% of the time; hiking to the top of large hills, and from there being able to see for miles; learning to sleep through whatever shenanigans might be occurring in the hall; making English friends; reading Paradise Lost till it comes out of my ears; watching Horatio Hornblower with Abi and discussing the merits of real men; trying to buy rugby tickets; giving little old ladies and their grandsons directions; attending English birthday parties (with pizza and jim!); finding my way about the rabbit warren of a library; abiding in Christ and trying not to strive or struggle so much but just relax!
(Photo courtesy of Courtney Simonds, my walking buddy, because I can Never remember my camera, or to charge the battery, or the battery itself.)
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