i’m used to eight hours of sleep every night and here i get on average, six. i think it’s slowly catching up to me. my school used to consist of reading a textbook, answering questions, and writing papers. here i sit and listen to five “sermons” everyday, taking frantic notes, knowing that i’ll be tested… Continue reading different things

i often laugh at my little boy, merrick, whose life revolves around movies. he memorizes them, talks about them, and created a “movie game.” and then i realized that i’m not much better. everything makes me think of different movies… we had a guest in tonight to teach our two evening lectures. he looks extremely… Continue reading movies

there were six of us making our way down the street to the favorite cafe around, Cafe Hobkar. almost the whole student body had gone earlier but due to a “Sing Team” practice, we were the late ones. we drank hot chocolate and cappucino’s and didn’t pay a thing due to the tall seventeen-year-old guitarist… Continue reading people

we started up, what can only be called a rolling hill, slipping and sliding in the mud. we put on our hoodies and jackets and had bad thoughts concerning the rain on the day that we were spending in the Alps. by the time we were at the lake, the rain was gone, the sun… Continue reading three countries in one day

last night i sat with four others in a small room. we hooked his iPod up to his speakers, turned on a song, and sat there listening. i don’t listen to music very much here. i miss it terribly. and i miss songs like the one we heard last night. Ain’t no sunshine when she’s… Continue reading she’s always gone too long

having so many different people in such a small space can be lots of fun at times. the other day i taught my irish friend to say, “fo-shizzle.” he usually says, “fo-sizzle” but we’re working on it. with his accent it’s so funny. a german girl, hannah, was giggling the other morning as she told… Continue reading learning new things

i figured i’d take advantage of having the internet for the next few days and since i finished most of my homework yesterday i’ll write again today. no one here knows what today marks for so many at home but the Lord does. and He reminded me of that when Mr.Reid shared this morning and… Continue reading second for the day

between writing for classes, writing emails, writing real letters (you know, the kind that involve paper, pen, and really expensive stamps), and trying to keep up on posts, i don’t think i’ve ever written so much within such a short amount of time. have i ever told you how much i like writing? i sat… Continue reading peace

“hi. my name is louissa and i’m the new yorker…” i found myself standing in front of the entire student body and staff saturday night as i volunteered to get up and share my testimony. why i volunteered, well, that’s just what i do in those situations. they had two open evenings of sharing testimony’s… Continue reading i’m the new yorker

i’m here, unpacked, and am feeling a bit settled. the school is small but larger than i thought it would be – 93 students.  the majority are from Canada (no rude comments please), Germany, and the US.  but there is one from Kenya, Israel, the Philippines, Peru, and Northern Ireland.  it’s lovely to be around… Continue reading