>We took a day trip to London. It is only one hour away. I don’t like the idea of being a tourist. I would rather blend in as a local. Since I am a student with residence I can think of my self as an untourist and I like that very much. I actually blend…
>sitting in the library in a cocktail dress right now because we just finished a banquet and I lingered in my dress because i feel pretty. I heard loud booms and ran down to a bridge on the river and there i watched one of the most fantastic firework show that ever i’ve seen! The…
> Look I can do this £ and this € on my keyboard! A correction to a previous post, the sun rises at 5am and sets at 10:45 because we are so far north. I went with some friends to the Fitzwilliam Art and Culture-History Museum today. It is about 4 blocks from my school….
>The toilets here use so much more water than do the ones in the United States. Every hour, from our courtyard, I can hear all at once SIX clocktower bells ringing! And then the parlor room clock chimes one minute late everytime.
We had our first rain here in England today! The buildings changed color and it smells wonderful- especiall the gardens. Yesterday, I sketched a flower. It actually turned out quite acceptable. I spied it while watching a bee. It is pink and looks like it is bursting; so, since i have sonnets on my mind…
>Okay so today when I walked out of our college gate, i noticed a place right across the street called “MichaelHouse” it is 15th century chapel (“chapels”here look more like cathedrals to me they are so big and extravagant) revamped. the exterior looks just like one of the other 20 churches in this town but…
> My college is Gonville and Caius (pron. keys). This is the picture of the gate which opens right into the town market area. It’s location could not possibly be any better. Cambridge is somewhat of a tourist town on the weekends, but during the week it is quite peaceful and unbusy. Fortunately on the…
> Today I went and heard a world famous boys choir sing in Kings’ Chapel. It was so lovely. The inside of the chapel is gorgeous! And the echo is perfect and warming. It took 300 yrs to build. King Henry VI started it and Henry VIII finished it.
> It is absolutely beautiful here! I cannot believe that i am here and seeing what I am seeing! My dormitory is in Gonville Court and is in the oldest of the towers, built in 1380 but recently renovated (we are spread out over 4 dorms the youngest built in the 18th century). I have…
>Storms chased us throughout the afternoon. we barely missed several. then when we got into Texas we saw the most amazing lightning show i have ever seen! to the south, a storm was sending off at least 2 lightning bolts at a time (usually more) constantly!! It was gorgeous. It was after dark and the…
>TALK ABOUT SPONTANEITY!So I definitely bought a ticket to fly to Cheyenne, Wyoming yesterday evening and Callum drove me to Houston Bush Intercont. Airport at 6:00 AM this morning! I flew to Denver and connected on an 18 passenger plane to Cheyenne-one seat on each side of the isle; there were 6 people on it.Dad…
>Yesterday I was driving back from Humble. It was pretty much pouring in Houston; but as soon as I passed the last suburb, it subsided and the Sun was Bright! I turned off the music and started talking. It was sort of talking to myself and sortof talking to God but mostly just throwing out…
>I don’t know how many people actually look at this- but go look at wayneinindia.blogspot.com. It’s pretty much amazing.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I see you there, an invisible face; Your voice booms with silence unto my ear; A life without you is my greatest fear. Your loving embrace is felt not by nerve But comforts my heart and fills me with verve. My passion is yours; my…
> I want to go here. Nancy Mitchell took these. She said it’s Hanging Lake, Colorado. I want to go here.
>I want to learn some more random skills. So I’m giving myself calligraphy lessons. I bought a book that walks me through it and a fancy complicated set of dip-pen nibs. There are several different widths of nibs and I fit them into the pen and slip a resevoir over it then use a brush…
>A quote my mom gave me, “God does say that he will meet us where we are, but He does not say that he expects us to stay there.” Look at Romans 5:1-11 & 5:20-6:2.
>Read the previous post before reading this one. Before I bring up sin, I want you know that I am not one of those Christians who focuses on sin. I emphasize love and acceptance more; and it is true that God wants us to sin the least amount possible but it is important that we…
> Psalm 119:105- “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” The Lord provides a lamp to our feet, not to 20 feet in front of us. By this I mean, we cannot see our future. Without His word, we have a Galveston Bay type view of our feet,…
>Read Isaiah 52:13-15, 53:1-12 which was written 700 years Before Christ. Then listen to the Jars of Clay song Worlds Apart if you have access to it.
> My Daddy Loves me. The Barrell Toss Ok, If performing on a stage on the River Walk in Old San Antonio is not Freaking Awesome, I don’t know what is! See that whipped cream there in my hand, next it was on his face. That was my birthday. What a gift- I wonder if…