Where has the summer gone?

The last 2 months have been very exciting.

I have:

- made new life long friends (Thanks Emmy and Amanda for everything you have done this summer)

-turned 23 (I was told this is the best birthday year yet, so I'm expected to live it up, I also learned you get cool presents when you live outside of the country)

- ate a tuna sandwich most everyday for lunch (don't want to see tuna for a while)

- Spent a week in Berlin at my BVS retreat (good times, great people)

-Played at some pretty awesome play parks (Northern Ireland play parks are by far better than American ones)

- Explored beaches and castles

-Fed ducks and geese bread

- Sang many many many silly songs ( "When I was one I sucked my thumb the day I went to see I climbed a board a pirate ship and the captain said to me, we're going this way that way forwards and backwards over the Irish sea, a bottle of juice to shake me loose and that's the life for me......"

-paddle boated in swans (got drenched by teens having a water fight)

- Drove a lot and pretty much have mastered the stick shift mini-bus (Do not like the motorways here, not many entrance and exit ramps and can be very tricky to figure out)

- Changed lots of nappies

- Rode in the back of an ambulance for the 1st time (we had a boy fall out of a tree from about 10 feet flat on his back, luckily he just fractured his shoulder a wee bit and is A ok, but very scary)

- Played lots and lots of card games

- Got to pet an Owl, a fox, and a hedgehog

- Missed my friends and family tons (thanks for all of the emails and notes)

- Sailed on a real sail boat for the first time!

- learned I like oatmeal and some Indian food.

-Picked Blackberries and made a cobbler (had to climb through the window to get them right behind our house)

-Hung out with a lot of cool kids and overall just had a good time.

There were many challenging moments to my summer as well, and it is bitter sweet that it has gone so fast.

This past Thursday two new long term volunteers (Reid and Emily) moved in from Texas. I am excited to get to know them better and have some constant people around for a whole year.

I will be very sad to see Anna and Emmy leave, but it will also be nice to get back to routine.

I haven't been the best at blogging, and I apologize. I will try and do better for the next 6 months while I am here :)

If you have any questions about what is going on, please feel free to email meat pd4me13@yahoo.com

I love hearing from people!