1. First things first: I never did post my pictures from Vienna, so...
by stinaberlin
2. Amani was here! She came and visited me in Berlin for about a week, then hopped around Germany and England visiting other friends and stopping back at my place periodically. It was super awesome having her here and reminded me how much I miss her! Let's all pray she gets a job in the Philly area... or the Nashville area too!
3. Let's see, what else is new... this past weekend was really cool. A lady from my church named Ulrike invited us all over to her summer/weekend home in a teeny tiny town way out near the Polish border for an all-church retreat. It was super fun. The weather finally shaped up and got nice (it had been in the 50's and 60's for weeks! it was soooo weird!), and we spent our time enjoying the beautiful weather in Ulrike's beautiful garden, cooking out, playing with the kids, and chatting around a bonfire while making "stick-bread" - a sweet, almost biscuit-y dough you put on a stick and roast over the fire. (Marshmallows would've been easier, but I enjoyed stick-bread too. =) On Sunday we had an improvised worship service in the town's little tiny church, which was beautiful! I'll put up pictures as soon as I get them edited - my camera was being weird and made a lot of my pictures kinda pink, so I'm gonna do a little photo-shop editing first. It was very relaxing and tons of fun to spend the weekend with my favorite people in Berlin. =)
4. Yes, unfortunately it's term-paper season again, which has been a primary reason why I've been busy lately. I only have two this semester and I'm not so worried about writing them like I was last semester, I just hafta get on it! If you don't hear much from me for the next two weeks, you'll know why...
5. Big thing on my mind right now: I'm leaving Berlin in just two weeks! It seems so strange to think about. I'm excited to go home and spend time with my family and friends and eat Hershey's Kisses because I just recently realized that I hadn't had those in a year, but it's really weird to think about returning to my "old life" and leaving this wonderful city that I've really come to love, not to mention the amazing people that I've met. It's not going to be easy to say goodbye! Let's just pray I get to come back soon. I'm planning to apply for a Fulbright teaching assistanship in Germany for the year after I graduate, and I'm hoping they'll let me come teach in Berlin... if not I will have to get a part-time job to pay for all those train tickets to Berlin!
That's my update for now. =) Love to all!
