Less than one week

My time at Rydal is coming to a close. Seven whole months have flown by. My oh my how they have just gone! I've met so many new people from all over the world. Beautiful and wonderful people from:
- Germany
- Hungary
- South Korea
- South Africa
- Czech Republic
- Ghana
- New Zealand
- France
These people have made my time here so great. From times in the Teashop when making Cheese and Chutney on white bread & not brown, conversations with guests and community activities such as games nights and star gazing, I have come to love them all. We have become a family and I am very grateful.

I have fallen in love with England. The people, the places and the food.

The English have awesome sayings which I am totally going to bring back to Australia. Some of my favourites are:
"oh he's having a strop [tantrum/bad mood]"
"it's well good" or "its proper good"
"beautiful" (in a Southern accent)

The food...ahhh the food. I can't wait to start cooking when I am living in London. Scones are definitely coming back to Australia - so get ready for lots of afternoon tea times with fresh scones and, of course, TEA! Ribena in tea is also a new favourite. Gosh, it is so good! Things like 'Toad in a Hole' (or 'sausage in a hole' as my German friend once called it), parsnips and random soup flavours (like Pea and Mint) have made it on my list.

The Lake District is an amazing place. It has rained a fair bit in the last couple of weeks. As a result, everything is bright green. The hills, sheep and stone walls all make this place something so special. It will always hold a special place in my heart.





Looking forward to the next stage of the jounrey. Europe here we come!

Soul Survivor

I had the amazing opportunity to go with my church to Soul Survivor this year. It was something very special. It took place in Stafford (just south of Manchester) and altogether about 4 500 attended (about a third of the size of the south Soul) - but it was quite perfect. We stayed for 6 nights and it only rained on the first and last nights. Wellies were the thing to wear - everything went with them. It was fab!



I was blessed to make some awesome friends too!



Good old Mike Pilavachi was there - making his usual jokes. I think it was a good thing that I knew about what it would be like in terms of worship times and his random jokes. The talks and seminars were interesting - but mostly I loved hanging out with people and spending time with new friends.




He loves us. Oh how he loves us. He loves us. Oh how he loves us.
Indeed he does!

3 weeks

After just over six months of being here, it is almost time to leave. It is almost time to get up and move on to the next stage - it is a little bit scary but also very exciting!