Home and luggage-less

I made it back to Hungary....my luggage didn't! At least I was coming home and had clothes here! :-)

I did some figuring on the flight yesterday. I figured out that since my first trip to Europe in 1999, I've crossed the Atlantic Ocean 19 times! That's 9 1/2 round trips! I don't know about you, but that seems like a lot. I was amazed at the fact that 10 years ago, I didn't even have a passport, and here I am...LIVING in Europe!

Coming back to BP has been like coming home. I slept in my own bed (not to say the beds in America weren't more comfortable). Soon, I'll be back into my own routine. And I'm speaking Hungarian again! Other than a few language teaching sessions at training, I really didn't speak Hungarian all summer. I'm not sure how much I've lost, but it can't be that bad. I'll find out more when I go to school on Monday, and try to tell my colleagues about my summer (many of them don't speak English.)

So, here begins year number 4 at Gundel School in Budapest. I'm going to have all the same students as last year, plus 2 new groups of 9th graders. I'll be teaching 22 hours, seeing each group 2 or 3 times per week. Our school is still looking for 5 new English teachers. They've added some new classes and programs, so there's more demand for teachers of English and other subjects.

I'll leave you with some prayer requests:
1. For the beginning of school.
2. English teachers!!!
3. Health for me and Catherine and protection of our flat.
4. The new teachers as they adjust to life in Hungary and Central Europe.
5. For me to be balanced in personal, spiritual, and professional areas.

Thanks for reading! God Bless, e.

Summer 2008

Well, it's almost over. I just finished packing my last big bags. I leave in about 18 hours. Here is a slide show of some of the highlights of my summer.



For explanations of the photos go to my facebook album.

If you're in Hungary...I'll see you soon! If you're in the US...I'll see you next summer (I hope.)

God Bless!
Erin

Training

Hi all...Hope you're still reading. I'm in Pasadena, CA at William Carey International University at TeachOverseas annual training. Since I'm considered an "alum" I get to help train and equip the new teachers just starting their journey teaching overseas. I've taught lessons on teaching, and I've even had the opportunity to teach some Hungarian! Those are the funnest lessons! The new teachers are grasping the language so well! I'm really impressed.

I'm also moving into a new role this year. In addition to teaching and ministry to my students, I'm going to be a Central Administrator for Hungary. As a Central Administrator (CA), I will have 4 teachers that I will support and oversee in country. Two of the teachers are brand new to teaching and life overseas, and two started the same year I did! I'm excited about taking this journey with them. Please pray that I will be a caring, loving and effective leader for them. I'm receiving some very good CA training myself. Today was the training session.

I'm going to be at training for another week. On Tuesday (8/12) I'm flying to Seattle to spend time with my family before flying back to Hungary on the 22nd! Then I'll have a week to prepare for school to start.

So that's the latest on me. The server here at WCIU is a bit tricky, so I'll post some pictures when I can.

Blessings,
Erin

Time to Defrost the Freezer...again!

Months since my last blog post: 4 months, 7 days.

Countries visited since then: 2

Flights since then: 5

Times I tried to start a blog entry since: about 20

Ok, I know it's been a while. But from what I can tell, it's only Mom and Dad that actually ever read this thing...oh, and MJ. Just in case I'm not one of your offspring, here's a quick update on me.

The year ended without a bang. Students got their marks (grades), I cleaned off my desk, and made my last journey home on the metro until September.

I spent 2 weeks in Alaska catching up with friends and attending a Reunion at my church.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

I'm now in Puyallup, WA helping my mom settle into her new home, and hanging out with my nieces.

On Tuesday, my mom and I are going to fly to Orlando, FL to meet my brother and his family for a week of Tori's dance competition, and then a few days at DisneyWorld!

On the 24th of July, I fly to LA to attend Heather's (my teammate from the past two years) wedding. Then I'll spend a couple weeks at training with TeachOverseas.

On the 12th of August, I'll come back to Puyallup to prepare for my return to Hungary on the 22nd.

Whew! I'm exhausted typing about it!

I'll post some photos sometime in the future.

Blessings to you all!!!

Defrosting the freezer

Our freezer got a bit "crusty" over the past few months. I think I defrosted it last spring...or maybe fall...don't remember. But it was high time for another defrosting. I emptied all the food from the fridge. Put the frozen stuff in a cooler and the other perishables in a bag and put them on our enclosed balcony with the window open(it was still cold, but above freezing.)

Then, I set up a space heater in front of the open freezer and put towels on the three shelves to catch the water. HA! Heather got up the next morning and mopped the floor. Note to self: Don't do this overnight!

Oh, and now the door won't go back on right. OOPS!

Enjoy the pics!

Hungarian Politics

This is a billboard just down the street from my flat. It says:

"Thank you, no!"

(Picture of a brain being washed)

"You can say 'no' on March 9th."

This is an ad for the opposition party here in Hungary, the Democratic Party (or something like that.) It's referring to the Hungarian Socialist Party. Attack ads aren't just for American campaigns!

Student Day

January 31st was "Diaknap" (student day) at Gundel. This is a typical tradition for Hungarian schools. The school provides fun activities to break up the mid-winter rut. There was a fashion show, teacher's quiz and karaoke. All were a blast and students stayed at school well past the final bell.

Since there wasn't any teaching that day, I didn't have to go in. But I saw this day as an opportunity to spend some time with the students. So, between the teacher's quiz (I didn't get to the final round) and karaoke, I did some work in my office. It wasn't long before Tamas and Kriszian approached me to sing karaoke. I told them the only condition under which I'd sing, is if they'd get up and dance. They were takers! See the video below.

So, that's the latest from Gundel.

Embarrassing moment (click to see video):


Teachers' Quiz


New addition to the school


Students enjoying karaoke

What happened that weekend?

Well, here it is...

I did go to Szeged the afternoon of the 18th. Arden met my train and after a Subway dinner, we went to the service. It was a good time of worship and Jim teaching from the Word. I met some new as well as old friends. It was a great time. After the service, Mary Jill, Sherry, and I went back to Arden's place and we watched a movie.

The next morning, we slept late! I think I got up around 10:30! MJ and Sherry left around noon, and Arden and I played around with photos and videos from the service the night before. We then headed out to do some shopping for dinner. We came back to her place and I made dinner while Arden talked to her parents on Skype. The next morning we got up early and drove to Arad, Romania. Getting over the boarder was no problem and we made it in less than three hours.

Arden playing with pigeons...

There wasn't much there! It was a nice drive, and Arden and I had nice conversation. We walked around the city, taking pictures and popping into a couple churches. Since it was Sunday, there were services taking place, so we didn't stay in there too long.

Then, we drove back to Szeged and I was able to catch the 3:42 train back to Budapest. I made it home by 7:30! So, that day, I had breakfast in Szeged, lunch in Arad, and dinner in Budapest. What a day!

Long weekend

Also check out my teaching blog (link to the right) for a new story.

I have Monday off. Friday was the end of the 1st term, so Monday is a "work day" for some of the teachers. But not me. :-) So last week, I started plotting what I could do for the long weekend. The last time I had more than the weekend off, I went to Prague with my mom in November. So, I was wanting to travel...wander-lust, I guess they call it. So I was looking at train schedules to Arad, Romania. I have never been. I already had a trip to Szeged planned, but only for Friday night. Wasn't sure what I was going to do afterwards.

So, I went down to Szeged and attended the Friday at 7 worship and Bible study. It was great to see my friends Arden, Persons, and Mary Jill. An old friend Sherry was even in from Ukraine for the weekend. At some point in the evening, Arden said she'd be up to going to Arad with me...hhmmm looking up!

So after the meeting, Arden, Mary Jill, Sherry, and I went back to Arden's flat to watch a movie. I was exhausted. I slept 4 hours the night before and taught 5 lessons before taking the train to Szeged. I put my earplugs in when I went to bed and was dead to the world until 10:45am! I guess I needed the sleep. I had some breakfast with MJ and we chatted a bit. MJ and Sherry left for Debrecen around noon. Arden and I played around with pictures and videos I took at the meeting, so we didn't get around to going to Arad. We went out to get food at Tesco for dinner..made several stops looking for a waffle iron. I made dinner while Arden talked to her folks in America. We watched Lake House (I had never seen it) and now I'm heading to bed soon.

Tomorrow, Arden and I are getting up early to drive to Arad (about an hour away.) We'll come back to Szeged by about 3pm for church on the internet (part of life in Hungary) and then I'll take train back to Budapest. I think I'll take it easy on Monday, maybe run some errands that I usually can't because of my work schedule.

So, what I thought was going to be a fun, adventurous weekend, turned into a nice relaxing time at Arden's place.

Guess God knew I really needed that.

Who's Packing Your Parachute?

I found this on another site. No copyright infringement intended.

Who's Packing Your Parachute?

Recently, I was sitting in a restaurant in Kansas City. A man about two tables away kept looking at me. I didn't recognize him. A few minutes into our meal he stood up and walked over to my table, looked down at me, pointed his finger in my face and said, "You're Captain Plumb."

I looked up and I said, "Yes, sir, I'm Captain Plumb."

He said, "You flew jet fighters in Vietnam. You were on the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down. You parachuted into enemy hands and spent six years as a prisoner of war."

I said, "How in the world did you know all that?"

He replied, "Because I packed your parachute."

I was speechless. I staggered to my feet and held out a very grateful hand of thanks. This guy came up with just the proper words. He grabbed my hand, he pumped my arm and said, "I guess it worked."

"Yes, sir, indeed it did," I said, "and I must tell you I've said a lot of prayers of thanks for your nimble fingers, but I never thought I'd have the opportunity to express my gratitude in person."

He said, "Were all the panels there?"

"Well, sir, I must shoot straight with you," I said, "of the eighteen panels that were supposed to be in that parachute, I had fifteen good ones. Three were torn, but it wasn't your fault, it was mine. I jumped out of that jet fighter at a high rate of speed, close to the ground. That's what tore the panels in the chute. It wasn't the way you packed it."

"Let me ask you a question," I said, "do you keep track of all the parachutes you pack?"

"No," he responded, "it's enough gratification for me just to know that I've served."

I didn't get much sleep that night. I kept thinking about that man. I kept wondering what he might have looked like in a Navy uniform -- a Dixie Cup hat, a bib in the back and bell-bottom trousers. I wondered how many times I might have passed him on board the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said "Good morning," "How are you," or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor. How many hours did he spend on that long wooden table in the bowels of that ship weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of those chutes? I couldn't have cared less...until one day my parachute came along and he packed it for me.

So the philosophical question here is this: how's your parachute packing coming along? Who looks to you for strength in times of need? And perhaps, more importantly, who are the special people in your life who provide you the encouragement you need when the chips are down? Perhaps it's time right now to give those people a call and thank them for packing your chute.

J. Charles Plumb

Teaching blog

My teaching blog has been updated. There's a great story at the beginning of it...read on...

Merry Christmas!!!

Dear Family, Friends, and supporters!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! I hope and pray this letter finds you well and surrounded with His love this season.

I love this time of year. Not only is the weather getting colder, but the city is all lit up with white lights and Christmas decorations. Heather and I decorated our flat last weekend and...It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!!!

There's only one week of school before our too short break. This week, I don't expect to get too much "teaching" in. It's going to be hard to get the students to focus on comparatives and superlatives when their break is so close. So, I'm planning some language games with a Christmas theme. I've prepared some reading lessons on the true meaning of Christmas, and we'll be working on pronunciation while singing Christmas carols! I'm excited about this week. Pray that the students will catch on to the true reason for the season.

Here is some bits of news from the past couple of months...

Thanksgiving 2007
I got to have two Thanksgivings this year! The first was November 8-10, with my extended Teachoverseas.org team in the Czech Republic. The second was the Sunday after the real TG, with Mary Jill, the Persons, and other friends here in Budapest. I got all the trimmings I would have had at home. It was truly a blessing!

Mom's visit
My mom came to Central Europe for two weeks, after a quick conference trip in the Netherlands. She came to school with me for one week, and watched me teach, talked with some of my students, and even taught a class about using portfolios in language learning. After a week of school, I had a break from school. The first couple of days, we went to Debrecen to visit "The Real da Vinci" exhibit. It was a really good exhibit showing just about all of his work. Then we spent three nights in Prague. Mom had never been before, so it was a treat for her. My friend Kelly, who lives in Prague, met us and was a wonderful tour guide!

Rézkígyó Kávéház (Brass Serpent Coffee House)
This is a YWAM base ministry here in Budapest. I often come here on Friday evenings to visit with some of the staff and other ex-pats living in Budapest. I've sang there on several occasions. I've also started inviting my students so they can practice English outside our 90 minutes a week. A couple of weeks ago, I had 10 students show up when I was singing. It was fun to meet with them outside the school...I think for them too. I usually go a couple Fridays a month.

Hungarian lessons
I had my last Hungarian Lesson (magyaróra) this. We took a test and I got a 5 (equivalent to an A in the states!) I'm planning to take a break from traditional classes for a couple of months. I'm going to be meeting privately with a Hungarian teacher at my school. This way, I can keep up the language learning, and not have to go out two nights a week in the cold winter months!

Support
An important part of my work over here is having the support of people back home. I get so many e-mails and comments on my blog that people of praying for me and my students. Another important part is your financial support. I love being involved in ministry here and invite you to partner with me.

You see, I am still $1500 short of my support-raising goal. Will you pray about giving a special year-end gift toward my account? As finances are extremely tight this year, please reply to this email with your pledge. This will help me track my account status. This is the best Christmas gift you could give!

To contribute, you can follow this link:http://www.TeachOverseas.org/contribute. It's that easy, but is such a huge blessing to my ministry.

Thank you for reading about my life and ministry over here in Budapest! I would love to hear from you and your family, so please send me a message!

God Bless,
Erin

P.S. I will be in the States for Christmas from Dec. 22nd to Jan. 1st. If you'd like to call me, send me a message, and I'll send you my phone number. I'm almost always available on Skype (Skype name: bound4thenations).

Christmas Survey

1. Christmas tree up yet?
no...but I could have it up in 5 minutes...mini one...small flat in Budapest!

2. Any Christmas decorations up yet?
Nope

3. what are you asking for Christmas?
Haven't thought of it yet. I'm going home for Christmas..that's enough. But I know my mom will get me something for my computer, or some type of technology gadget.


4.What do you usually do on Christmas Eve?
Well, Christmas will be different this year (as well as last year since my folks' divorce). I'll go with my brother and his family for dinner with my dad's family. Then just go back to mom's house and stuff stockings and get to bed late.

5. What do you usually do on Christmas Day?
We play with our new "toys" and watch football. Then eat, of course.

6. Do you own any christmas clothes or jewelery?
Some...not much. I sometimes borrow mom's stuff.

7. Do you use white or colored christmas lights?
Well, I'm not much of a decorator, but I prefer white lights.

8. Do you cook Christmas cookies?
Not since I was a kid with my grandma.

9. Do you buy Christmas presents for your whole family?
Yes, I hope to get most of them here in Budapest before I leave.

10. How many friends do you buy presents for?
I'll get one for my teammate, and probably give trinket/ornaments for some other friends.

11. Is there a Santa Claus?
Of course ;-)

12. Favorite Christmas Carol?
Have Yourself and Merry Little Christmas

13. Would you rather it be a white Christmas, or a warm Christmas?
White!!!

14. Was last years Christmas a good one ?
It was hard because it was the first since my parents separated.

15. Which Christmas color do you like better?
GREEN!!!

16. Do you get a real Christmas tree, or is it artificial?
I like real, but too much trouble and a fire hazard. Fake with pine-sol works.

17. When you get older, will you get a real or artificial tree?
not sure

18. Do you hang stockings?
yes, then stuff them and lay them around living room until morning.


19. When opening presents, does your family all open them at the same time?
well, the tradition at my Aunt Kathi's when I was a kid was opening them one at a time, from youngest to oldest. At our house it was a free for all.

20. What is usually in your stocking?
Chap-stick, tooth brushes, candy, batteries (which was often a clue to a wrapped gift), school supplies, and always a mandarin orange in the toe.

21. Do you get up early on Christmas day?
when there are kids (i.e. my nieces) then yes. Otherwise, I do like to sleep in, no matter what the day.

22. Does your family eat breakfast before or after opening presents?
This is a tradition I HATED as a kid, but appreciate it now. When we woke up, we got into our stockings. Then we had to get dressed, and have waffles. Every Christmas since birth! Then the kids passed out gifts around living room (according to where everyone wanted to sit) while the adults cleaned up from breakfast. Then we went for it.


23. Do you have a favorite ornament you hang on the tree?
hhmmm...So many...hard to say. I like my mom's angel.

24. What Christmas movie do you like to watch the most?
White Christmas, Elf!

25. What do you like better, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
Christmas Day. Nothing really to do, but spend time with family!

Blast from the Past

I found an old school mate on My Space a while back...or at least, I think she found me. Anyway, she sent me this photo of our Gifted and Talented class. It's either 3rd or 4th grade. I only know where one of these kids are (Holly is in the lavender shirt in the back. I'm in the early 80's orange outfit in the front.) The others are (clockwise from left) Deborah Foulton, Lisa Hollowel, Holly, Mike, Roy Strandberg, Desmond Moore, and me. I don't remember Holly or Mike's last names, and I'm not sure I spelled the others right, either.

I wonder where these people are today?

Surgery saga continues

I went back to the surgeon yesterday, and he took out left-over suture number 5! I asked him how many would typically be used in a surgery like the one I had. He said they could have used up to 10! So, I could only be half way there!

I'm pretty sore tonight. This was by far the largest and most painful so far.

Paul asked 3 times for God to remove his thorn. My only hope is that God must think I can handle this, because it's been 5 times, and more may come.

Autumn Day Bike Ride

My friend, Marcus, and I met around noon today and rode all over Budapest. We met at Deák, then went to Margit Island. We rode all over the island and stopped for lunch at one point. We then left the island then went to Váci utca to a cute little tea house and had some delicious chai tea.

I just got home and boy, are my legs tired. I'm going to shower then go off to a party! Life never stops.

Enjoy the pictures...

Erin

Update

I've updated my "teaching blog." So check it out if you'd like to read more about my students.

Things are going well here. Aside from the horse bite, here's a bit of a rundown...

Old surgery woes:
Four years ago, I had surgery here in Hungary. Well, as I've discovered, it's common practice to use non-dissoluble sutures on internal incisions. So, over the past couple of years, they've been making their way to the surface. Long story short- Another one's emerged! It was taken out last week by a very nice doctor who didn't speak any English. And there seems to be another one working its way up too. Pray for the quick resolution to this annoyance.

New Bike:
I bought a bike! It's red! They didn't have any green ones, so that's why it's red. Oh well, it's still fun.
I've been riding it a couple times a week, about 10 miles a day. It's about 5 miles into the center of the city, so that's a good journey. I've ridden to church and just around. I'm going again tomorrow with some friends, if the weather holds out. It's supposed to rain in the morning, but should clear up by mid-day.

Visitor!
My mom is coming to visit at the end of this month. We'll spend one week at school together. She's going to help me put together a teaching portfolio, complete with video of my teaching and samples of some of my lesson plans. We're also going to help one of my classes start a language portfolio for themselves. This is a bit of research for my mom and will be more of an experiment..we'll see how it goes.

The second week she's here, we're going to Debrecen and then Prague! I've been to Prague a couple times, but mom hasn't. It's going to be fun...and hopefully a bit relaxing!

Hungarian lessons:
I've started taking Hungarian lessons again. It's been a year since I've cracked my course book. I was placed in a group with only two other students! It's a great sized group and we all get along well. Our teacher is Tibor...he speaks very little English. But that's good, because it helps our Hungarian. It's been interesting to be on the "other side of the desk." I get a little taste of what my students experience. I've even had some colleagues make comments about how they appreciate when a foreigner comes to Hungary and at lease attempts to learn the language. The other day, Agota was helping me with my homework, and Janos came in and made a comment something like, "I don't know how ANYONE could learn Hungarian outside of Hungary." I had to agree with him. It's so unlike English...or any other language for that matter.

Teachers' Trip:
A couple weeks ago, the teachers from my school all took a trip to Hortobagy National Park in the eastern part of Hungary. There were so many adventures, but I really wanted to share this photo with you. My colleague, Kata, took it and it's one of my favorites.



Old Times:
Last weekend I got together with the original team I worked with when I first came to Hungary. Mary Jill, the Persons, Edith, and Kata were all in Szeged last weekend for a student ministry "kick-off" event. I went down for the day as well. It was great to see everyone. The concert was great, with a guy from Croatia who has an anti-drug ministry, a hip-hop group from Debrecen, and a wonderful worship service at the end. It was a long day, but really wonderful. Read " Mary Jill's blog ." for more info.

Nice pic of all of us... Click on photo for larger view.


A little more fun in this one!


Prayer Requests:
1. Students! They are why I'm here. Pray for opportunities to get to know them better and to share my life and faith with them. Today I had a student ask me if I liked the musical group Mercy Me. It surprised me he knew of them. Maybe he's a Christian.
2. Colleagues. I have so many helpful colleagues. Even the ones that don't speak English are very friendly, and especially patient when I try to speak to them in Hungarian.
3. Team. Heather and I are doing well. We hardly see each other as she has Hungarian classes on Mon/Wed, and I on Tue/Thu. We either see each other late at night or on the weekends. Pray that the times we ARE together are meaningful and co-supportive.
4. Support. If you'd like to be a part of what God is doing with these students in Hungary, you can send donations to the following...

TeachOverseas.org
444 E. Huntington Drive
Suite 200
Arcadia, CA 91006

Write "Acct. 205125" in the memo line of the check. All donations are tax deductible.

Thank you for praying and for your support. God bless you!

Blessings,
Erin

Horse bitten!

Hi there. I've had it on my Facebook that I'm recovering from a horse bite. Well here's the story...

I spent last weekend on a teachers' trip to the eastern part of Hungary. On Sunday, we were visiting an Archaeological Park in a small town called Polgar, near the Hortobágy National Park. I was taking pictures of a horse they had in a corral, apparently for pony rides, when I guess I got a little too close and the horse didn't like his picture taken. Me=paparazzi; horse=Keanu Reeves. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but I wound up falling backwards after he bit me. I either tripped, or the horse actually knocked me over.

I found the other teachers and they took me to the first aid station (a bench outside the park entrance) and cleaned the wound (no broken skin, but pretty scraped and red). I was wearing a long sleeved shirt, so that's probably what saved the skin.

After the tour was over, they guide took me and Kata (to translate) to a doctor in Polar. I got a tetanus shot. Ouch...still hurts today! Then it was back to the group (we were gone less than an hour, while they all had lunch) and back on the tour bus. As we were leaving the park, Kata got on the loud speaker, as she did every time we were going to a new destination to explain our next stop, or give some information about where we were going. I usually understand about 25% because of course she does it in Hungarian. But this time I recognized my name. She was sharing all the details of the trip to the doctor; what the wound looked like, the shot they gave me, what we had to pay! We actually didn't pay anything...the park took care of that. I leaned over to one of my collegues and said "rolám beszél?" "Is she talking about me?" She nodded and I rolled my eyes. Nothing is private in Hungary..especially at my school.

For the rest of the afternoon, everyone kept asking if I was ok, "does it hurt?" All in Hungarian of course. I just wanted to say "I'm not part of the tour...not an exhibit..leave me alone!" But I didn't. I just let them know I was fine, and just a bit sore.

When I got home, I removed the bandage and it was very swollen. It looked like I had a sock stuffed under my skin. I put some ice on it, then later that night some more. By morning, the swelling was still there, but better. It was on Monday, that the arm I got the tetanus shot in started hurting. It was extremely sore and stiff today (Tuesday).

It's still sore. I didn't realize how much I bump into walls and door jams. No matter which side, it hurts.

So that's the saga. I'm recovering and the bit is turning a lovely shade of green!

Re-entry to the Blogosphere...

I know I've been neglecting this blog for a while, but I'm back.

I've been back in Hungary for about three weeks, and teaching almost as long. Since coming back, a lot has happened. A couple cool things are some purchases I made in the past few weeks. I bought a dining room table! So now we can have dinner parties and not have people eating with their plates on their laps.

I also bought a bike. BTW, pictures will come later. It's fire-engine red with only 6 speeds, but it does me just fine for Budapest biking. I've been out on it twice now. I'm pretty saddle sore, but I'm sure that will go away with more use. Tonight, I rode from my place all the way to the Danube River. I haven't figured out how far that is, but it's pretty far. I was out for 2 hours! I'm tired and a bit sore, but feel really good. Gotta love those endorphens (sp?)!

So, off to bed with me now. I'll be sending out an e-mail update by next week.

Blessings,
Erin

Riding the Train

Heather took this picture of me on our way back from the retreat in Vajta. We had a great time just being together and enjoying the peace and quiet of the country side.