So today we again explored Chicago. Our adventure felt like a culmination of all the exercises we have engaged in this past week - we were blindfolded, driven to some part of the city, and told to find our way home using public transportation. It turned out to be much easier than it sounded, and it was a great ego booster. After finding our way home easily in just an hour, we felt accomplished. All of the map reading and getting lost and turning around and asking directions, we have finally arrived. We know how to get anywhere we want!
Okay, maybe not anywhere. But this week has taught me that a conscious effort does yield results. A week ago today, I wouldn't know Uptown from Downtown if I had a map of each. But now I am surprisingly confident in getting around, even by myself. Yay!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Orientation!
Here I am! We arrived at orientation just barely at two o'clock on Sunday, August 23rd, and have been meeting and learning and orientating in general ever since. Our orientation has been a mix of meetings, long and short (mostly long), and exploration of Chicago - our new home for a month!
It has been an exciting process to get to know the other participants, who come from all over. We have people from Manitoba, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and a plethora of other places, and for the past six days we have been learning about each other's backgrounds, homes, families and personalities.
Everything we have done so far has helped us to get to know each other better, and it has all been at least interesting (and often fun) just because of that.
It has also been great to stay here at Jesus People USA (JPUSA). The people at JPUSA are full of passion for God and love to talk about it - already we have met JPUSAs from California, Wisconsin, down South, and all over, and they have all expressed such delight in the Lord. It has been a very inspiring experience just to hear them talk. On top of that, they are all kind and have immediately welcomed the 18 of us into the community, extending their facilities, food, and kindness openheartedly.
I'm enjoying every minute and excited to experience the rest of orientation!
It has been an exciting process to get to know the other participants, who come from all over. We have people from Manitoba, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and a plethora of other places, and for the past six days we have been learning about each other's backgrounds, homes, families and personalities.
Everything we have done so far has helped us to get to know each other better, and it has all been at least interesting (and often fun) just because of that.
It has also been great to stay here at Jesus People USA (JPUSA). The people at JPUSA are full of passion for God and love to talk about it - already we have met JPUSAs from California, Wisconsin, down South, and all over, and they have all expressed such delight in the Lord. It has been a very inspiring experience just to hear them talk. On top of that, they are all kind and have immediately welcomed the 18 of us into the community, extending their facilities, food, and kindness openheartedly.
I'm enjoying every minute and excited to experience the rest of orientation!
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