Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Oh Canada!!

Well hello… the future has been decided and confirmed for the next 4 months at least! I have just booked my flights to Toronto to work for Muskoka Woods Sports Resort. Leaving on the 31st August. Ill be working as a host instructor until the end of November then I’m staying on a few weeks to travel and then home for Christmas- am so very excited!
Life recently has included house sitting for the browns, a wee canoe trip on spa lake in Charlie’s canoe with good old Nevin, Getting myself tickets to Snow Patrol in Botantic gardens [there are tickets still available so come join us!], lots of cycling, E.R watching, Ukraine feedback service, 2 trips to the north coast, lots of Freak out rides, trips to the beach and lots of random fellowship.

As requested from Sunday nights Ukraine feedback service:
"Id like to thank the team for all the effort they put in for all the smiles, sweat (and there was a lot!!) for all the high fives, all the wheel barrows full of soil, you were all a pleasure to watch a pleasure to serve, to serve with and to lead. And when you talk of Ukraine don’t always talk about the laughter and the funny stories but remember and talk about the hard times, about the time when you first felt part of the team, when you arrived at camp and wouldn’t settle until you saw a certain kid was there, talk about the people that gave up their homes so we could stay, about the time you shed your first tear or when you wished you could of cried, remember the cooks that got up at 5am to start work for the day, talk about when the kids could sing along with our English songs for the first time, remember the first person to greet you when you went to church, team time when you learnt something new about a team mate, the time you realised what it was really all about, when someone went the extra mile for you, when you stood digging the ground along side a Ukrainian friend, remember the smile on a kids face when you asked them for a high five, talk about when you watched the kids walk home, remember when you included a kid that seemed lost, when a Ukrainian understood your first attempt at their language, remember when it first hit you that it was nearly over, remember when your realised how blessed you were, when you stood back and knew the job was complete and many more… all these things count more that we will ever know or imagine the impact these 2 weeks have made on Ukraine and on us. Remember and talk about the detail and please put what you learnt into practice"

1 Comments:

At August 01, 2006 11:23 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

don't go!, erin

 

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