Higher Obedience

Hello there,

Thanks for the great suggestion of songs you all left in my last post, I appreciate it. I was actually quite impresed at how you guys actually remembered the numbers in the Célébrons Dieu, good job.

It’s been a while now that I’ve posted anything and I don’t feel like there’s anything in my head that’s interesting for you guys to know so… But I know that those who are far away would enjoy learning how I’m doing in Sherbrooke. So, here’s an update:

I started my training this week – which went pretty smoothly. People are all nice. The day camps are starting this coming Monday, my stuff is pretty much ready. I’ll be teaching ESL one hour a day to 6-8 year olds (man, I don’t know what to do with that age level!) and having fun so we’ll see how it goes. I’m certain the first week’s going to be a little tougher in terms of getting used to how things are done and how to teach to 6-8 year olds, but I’m sure it’ll be great anyways.

I’m biking quite a bit since it’s the only way to get to work. Well, I could take the bus, but I don’t feel like paying 3.10$ twice a day when I can bike. I enjoy biking, but, if you’ve ever been to Sherbrooke, well, the city is sort of… hilly. It’s quite a challenge to go up the hills sometimes and I’m often out of breath, but it’ll get easier as the weeks go by.

We’re moving into a smaller apartment next weekend. We’re not really looking forward to it (the moving in itself), but eh, we’ll have to go through it.

Hey, cool thing: there’s another Christian girl at work! Half the monitors are Christians, that’s quite nice for an organization that is not Christian. Uncool thing: Our tshirts don’t look really good and they’re quite too big for me. Very enjoyable.

I’ll leave you with a text from St. Augustine that I find very …. well it gives me rest somehow:

“O  Lord God, grant us peace, for all that we have is your gift. Grant us the peace of repose, the peace of the Sabbath, the peace which has no evening. For this worldly order in all its beauty will pass away. All these things that are very good will come to an end when the limit of their existence is reached. They have been alloted their morning and their evening.”