Tech Problems, Intense Teaching, but oh so much fun!

Well this has been quite the week of tech problems and complications! There is a computer epidemic going around my school where computers are suddenly up and dying just when we are needing them the most! So far the death toll is 4 with 1 still in serious condition and 1 on the mend. Unfortunately mine is one of the 4 which died. Not having a computer makes my school assignments more difficult, especially when we have a big research project due in a month and my topic is the city of Tashkent (anyone heard of it, because I sure had not!). The internet is a handy tool when researching somewhat obscure cities such as Tashkent (I may have to give $5.00 to anyone who can tell me which country Tashkent is in WITHOUT looking it up!); however, it is fortunate that the people in my school are generous enough to lend me their computers, so I can still update everyone at home and possibly get a little bit of research done.

But enough about that! This week was also very intense in terms of classes as the topic for the week was Repentence and Forgiveness . . . not exactly everyone`s favorite topic! But we received amazing teaching from our school leader Caleb Brownhill which was able to clarify and highlight certain aspects of repentence and forgiveness which I at least has not considered or understood before. It was an emotional, intense week, but it was good too. It was amazing the way we were able to come out of the week so much cleaner and far more refreshed than we had been going into it.

On a more fun note I had the great pleasure of engaging in my very first Tim Tam Slam party last night. It was lots of fun and oh so delicious! For those who have never had the pleasure of enjoying a Tim Tam before, it is a chocolate covered cookie which had a certain flavor of filling between 2 cookie layers. They sound pretty simple, but are AMAZING! Plus they come in a variety of flavors so last night we had dark chocolate ones, white chocolate ones, hazelnut ones, Black Forest ones, caramel ones, caramel cream ones, mint ones, and double coated ones . . . you actually cannot understand how amazing they actually are until you have tried one (especially the hazelnut!). But just to make a Tim Tam even better, someone at some point invented the idea of a Tim Tam Slam. So rather than just eating the cookie you first bite off opposite corners, dip the Tim Tam into hot chocolate or coffee, then suck up through the cookie like a straw. Once you feel the liquid hit your mouth you shove the whole cookie in your mouth and it just melts . . . FABULOUS! So last night was a chocolicious night filled with friends and fun . . . and hilarious videos which I will try to post online at somepoint.

Those are the events of this week which stick out in my mind. I am pleased with how well we are geling as a school right now and getting along. Great friendships are forming (though prayer in that area is still always appreciated) and we are starting to get to know one another on a deeper level now. In terms of prayer I suppose it would be helpful to have prayer that I (and everyone else in my school) would continue to take steps forward and not just move back to old ways and old things once the moment has passed. Also praying for health would be appreciated as colds and flues are making their way around. But I think that`s all for now, so I hope you enjoyed hearing all about my adventures of this week and I will keep you posted. We are planning a trip to a wildlife preserve in a couple of weeks so I may finally be able to see all those cool Australian animals everyone keeps asking me about. Take care everyone!