Here's some new pictures from the past few days. :)
This past weekend was quite nice. On Sunday afternoon Chrissy and I and some of our host family (Leanne, Stephen, Joe, Peter, & Ciara) went to a Family Fun Day. It was kind of like a festival...there were some games and food and face painting. I didn't get my face painted, but Chrissy and Leanne did! They looked pretty cool. :)
After that adventure, we walked to Teddy's to get some icecream. We got vanilla softserve in a chocolate-dipped (plus sprinkles!) cone, and it was delicious!
That's Joe, Stephen, Chrissy, Leanne, and me with our icecream. If only the boys were smiling, it'd be a great picture!
Yesterday Chrissy and I walked to Tesco (the local supermarket...kind of like Meijer in the States) to get stuff for dinner. We cook together once a week for our host family, and last night we planned on making spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, and green beans. Most of the family had never had meatballs before! The dinner was a success and everyone loved it (except for the youngest two who are really picky eaters). I just couldn't believe they hadn't had meatballs before...
Here are a couple of pictures from our adventure to Tesco. I think they kind of show the differences in our personalities...haha :)
...while I stop to smell the flowers, Chrissy climbs over gates. :)
Today I met up with my friend Stephanie from UCO Ann Arbor. She did her GAP year two years ago in Belfast, and she was here visiting for a little while. We met in the city centre for lunch and it was really great to see a familiar face. :) After that my host father (and GAP director) Peter and I went up north to Rostrevor to check out a venue for a retreat we have coming up. I'll explain more about the retreat later, but the venue is great and is going to work out really well! :)
Chrissy and I had share group tonight but a bunch of the girls couldn't make it, so it was just us plus Pam, our leader. We had a really great conversation and some really great chocolate cookies that my host mother Ciara makes. Yummm!
That's all for now. I'm in for a busy couple of days at Spirit Radio tomorrow and Thursday, and then I have youth programme preparations for Friday, so please pray that the rest of this week goes well. God bless you all. Please let me know if there is anything I can be praying for you about.
**P.S. Happy Birthday to Hannah Gill (on Sunday Oct. 9) and Happy Birthday to Ashley Hart (today Oct. 11!). I love you both and miss you tons!**
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