bags are packed and some have left already. my first semester: over. today i had to pack my two suitcases, clear off my shelves, and sort through all my papers from these last three months. i have two boxes in the basement here with huge scrawling handwritten letters that spell my name, “sinclair” on each. … Continue reading all over
most piled into two vans, but a few special ones (like myself) who get rather queasy when it comes to long rides, were put in one of the school vans. at 8:00 in the morning and even before we were out of the driveway i found myself arguing for joni mitchell as another claimed that the “paved paradise”… Continue reading little things
i’m not sure how it happened, but as we sat around the table, i suddenly found myself the only one talking (that’s not really the surprise) as the rest sat quietly and i told them of my daddy’s two brothers. i told of their likes — of arms being tickled and shoulders being rubbed and… Continue reading games
one more week to enjoy my time here until break. (aren’t you glad i put the “enjoy” in? now you know that i’m not hating it.) and then i’m home…
Steve said we’ll have between 300-500 people here tomorrow night. Thomas asked me to sing the solo during the choir song, Mary Did You Know? i walked Valentina home and it was raining. Andy said that we should have snow sometime this week, but the rest of us disagree. Sara thinks i look and sound like Reba. Alison… Continue reading i just feel like talking
they were whisperings of a possible visit from St.Nick late last night. we all reminded each other to put a pair of shoes outside our door and went to bed. he did visit and we each got a little bag of goodies. i love St.Nick and love our personal St.Nick from Bodenseehof — it was… Continue reading sainta nick and you don’t come quick
1. sometimes the staff here forgets my name. the principal called me “Larissa” in front of the entire school a week ago (don’t worry, he wasn’t talking to me because i was in trouble). a few days ago, another guy on staff (who was actually taking me on outreach) forgot my name as he talked with… Continue reading 9 outta 10
today i will sit in a van for a few hours. he will pull out his guitar and the six of us will practice songs — some we learned two months ago and others just two days ago. the weekend will be filled with church meetings and school classes. by the end, we’ll hopefully have… Continue reading ciao
before i came here one of my wisdom teeth was starting to come in. as of a few days ago, i think another one is joining as well or coming in more and the right side of my face is throbbing. since we lack anything new to talk about around here, something like this is a… Continue reading exciting times here at “the bode”
i made The Mistake again. we sat in a circle in a small room, surrounded by germans from a small youth group the other night. we were there to sing, share our testimonies, and build relationships afterwards. after the introduction explaining where we came from and what we were doing it was time to introduce ourselves. “hi. … Continue reading “hi. i’m the new yorker” #2