man oh man. orientation day? this is gonna be some heavy, intense, spiritual training. the leaders shared their summed up life story... 15 minutes. its our turn as students tomorrow, now that we know where our leaders are coming from. it got pretty emotional at some points. i almost lost it when nick was talking about his brother, and seeing how much he loved his brother really struck close to me. i’m so fortunate for the great privilege of having such amazing brothers. parents too, i don’t have much to say for my life stories in terms of ‘struggles’ and other things... i’m pretty blessed. extremely blessed. my life is not my own. so much to think about... pray about...
i took a few pictures. then i took way more. it was a rampage. my favorite place so far is the old swimming pool... there is not water, and its fully filled with storage things (including workout machines if we want... but screw that, i’m at 110 pushups so far. i suck so bad at paying attention... mine?! flip.) and its all old and decrepit and absolutely beautiful. basketball net in the deep end... windows no longer there opening to a sweet tropical green valley beneath... half of the roof ripped off from the last tropical storm. ugh its heaven. its hard to take enough pictures cuz they are all the same but i love it so much. i’m still waiting for a decent amount of time to just explore and find these aesthetic havens. there is a plethora of them here...
the guys and girls have been mingling more, and i think everyone is starting to become increasingly more comfortable in any situations. right now were having a heated debate about sept.11 and the ‘truth’ behind what happened. its great discussion.. following a long musical debate about what is ‘great’. intelligent minds spilling opinion onto ideas that have been formed and passed onnnnn and holy crap i’m listening to the discussion right now an its really hard to focus cuz were getting into craaaaazy conspiracies... tis exciting.
since its written on my hand, here is the number to call me if you want too.
+64 7 888 5784 -> ask for me, someone will come to find me, or you’ll call back later when i’ll be around, or i’ll call you, or you’ll email me, and i’ll email you back.
***fell asleep***
at like.. 3 am. woke up at 7 for prayer. found a taste for tea, and with that an almost instant dependence on the 'maybe' caffeinated tea.
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