http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com Sharing Christ's Love in France Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:46:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I head off bright and early tomorrow morning to Tours.  I’m feeling quite stressed.  It’s like the first time I went, 3 years ago.  I’m starting again, right at the beginning.  Almost.  I’ll be staying with a family from the church until I find my own flat.  I hope to find ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/11/24/de-retour-a-tours/ Hello again!  I’m here in Farnham on a ‘Introduction to Biblical Counselling’ course.  It’s super interesting and incredibly exhausting…but in a very different way to the rest of my home assignement.  It’s quite funny how our bodies react!  My HA has been physically exhausting: Travelling everywhere by train, differnt beds ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/11/18/waverley-abbey/ So my stay in Aber has come to an end.  I had a wonderful 2 weeks catching up with old friends, making new ones, hearing about new ideas and projects and meeting little babies!  Fun! I arrived back in Preston on Thursday evening.  On Saturday night my friends from Carey Baptist ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/11/01/back-to-preston/ I’m back in Aber and how wonderful it is!  I love being back here, it is such a special place.  The sun has been shining - most of the time -  and the people have been smiley!  I was interviewed in church and I said I wanted to catch up ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/10/22/aberystwyth-love-it/ In France there are Zebra crossings all over the place.  They are used to mark places on the road where it is considered a good place to cross.  You may stand for ages trying to get across the road, but nothing slows down for you.  You may even be beeped ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/10/16/zebra-crossings/ Today I went back to Redcliffe Mission Training college for the day.  This is where I spent a year before I came out to France.  Such a good day!! In the morning I learnt how the new European research centre works and they even gave me a croissant!  nice.  Then I ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/10/14/back-to-redcliffe/ I was 30 last weekend and I wasn’t looking forward to it!  But I thought, rather than moping around I should just plan something fun to mark the occasion. So a group of 22 family and friends got together for a meal, then we went over to Blackpool and went to ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/10/12/birthday-fun-2/ Hiya!  I’ve spent a few days in Preston…photos of my very exciting 30th birthday to come! I’m now back on the road again, hereford, Gorsley, Gloucester, Aberystwyth and maybe Haverfordwest. those trains again… http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/10/09/land-of-cider/ I’ve had 3 weeks of sunshine and warmth in the south of England…and now it’s raining in Preston.  Surprize!!  I’m exhausted.  I’ve spent 3 weeks talking with people, listening, learning, sleeping in diferent beds, riding on trains, and telling people all about france. I want to sleep for a year.  (I slept ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/10/02/back-up-north/ On the underground today, somebody brushed against my COAT which was on my knee.  They stopped to apologize twice!!?  Then on the esculator I banged somebody and THEY said sorry.  On the way home a man was shaking a sheet on the pavement which meant I had to do a ... http://staceyinfrance.blogsome.com/2009/09/16/polite-people/