| Ich bin... |
| [Tana]. Child of God. Teacher. Youth leader. Music-minded. Blessed.
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[Jesus]. My Family. My Church. P & W. Mission Trips. Music. Prayer. Traveling. Writing. Drama. Sunshine. Languages. Photography. Badminton. Nature. Snail Mail. Fruit. Green. Simplicity. Listening.
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| 19 January 2005 |
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a breakdown of last week's excursion to calgary/cochrane:
sunday, january 9:
arrive in calgary around 7:15 p.m. via greyhound
dinner at BeSeTo (chinatown) with jef, uncle stephen, and auntie esther
monday, january 10:
first day of "introduction to church planting" j-term course (9 to 4, through friday the 14th) at CSBS was preceded by a quick breakfast at timmy's
moved in with kristin, kyra, kyla and wendy on campus with a dual aim: study and solitude
solitude? not quite. phone's at my disposal, so i go about calling up and arranging to meet with long-time friends from junior high and church
tuesday, january 11:
classes continue; begin morning ritual of devotions and chatting with melinda near 'fireplace' while watching sun rise over the rockies
highlights include ian's "surprising" pop quizzes, hilarious anecdotes and chatting with min bo and john (both from edmonton), ride home from library with joseph and eric (both from TO)
ever-changing lunch break lengths allow for refreshing naps
still practising solitude, but also practising mandarin in conversation with wendy
wednesday, january 12:
temperature dips to something like minus forty without windchill with blowing snow
solitude interrupted by homemade vegetable soup, robbie's guitaring and wendy's dramatic reaction to "just for laughs"
thursday, january 13:
lunch with min bo and his family; especially entertained by his 2 year old son running in and out of the curtain while looking like a cartoon character ^^
entertaining yet meaningful banter with ian, anita, leighton and roger
solitude ends with heading back out to calgary with jef after class
first time in a jewelery studio, artworks
coffee with erin, aarin and lee at bada** cafe, where i heard about aarin's multiple injuries
friday, january 14:
class ends with paul's apple pie, group case study (anita at the helm) and sunflower seed jars
excitement at visiting my old junior high (f.e. osborne) with debbie turns to disappointment as we realize we can't get past the front foyer, then joy again as we brave the cold to walk to the park where our group used to lunch back in grade 9
then to market mall for shopping and dinner; surprised at aritzia's "xxxs" designations
chinese checkers and watching hong kong soaps (new and old) with uncle stephen and auntie esther
saturday, january 15:
coffee with erin at crowfoot starbucks
jamming, chatting and digicamming with angela at her place
off to chinook centre and east side mario's (where we supposedly had a "25-35 minutes' wait") with madeleine, lorraine and angela - photo booth, heffalump and sesame street moments
ice wine, pistachios and quality time with joni, her family and sam (also from edmonton!)
candid photo perusing with jef of mainly ccbcers and christian/ethan
sunday, january 16:
early morning journey to ccbc, picking up matt, steph, and janet along the way
met david from toronto (yay, now we both had someone to visit ccbc with!)
attended both the english and cantonese worship services, talked with old friends afterwards, including gabz, ada, angel, anita, jacky (met elaine) and some aunties and uncles
straddled two tables during lunch at 天皇 with the jung's and tsui's
browsed novelty and loonie stores at north hill with jef and jung's before heading over to greyhound to bus back to edmonton
...yup, fun and memorable days those were.
my longest entry in a while, i would imagine. just stating facts, really. but yeah...
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