We Made It!

Yes, we're here and surviving the freezing cold! All those Canadians who kept telling us it was a "mild" winter - you're crazy :) Just kidding - we know that the snow came just in time for our arrival. It is pretty cool to be here and experiencing a Canadian winter at its best. Tons of snow and freezing cold!

Today we spent some serious time walking around downtown Kingston, and it was wonderful. No matter where we live in the world, I will always love coming back and walking Princess - Sleepless Goat, Indigo, Copper Penny, White Mountain (though definitely no ice cream this trip!). For those fellow past-Kingstonians/Queen's alumni, I hope it brings back all those pleasant feelings for you as well. I am actually writing this in one of my old haunts - Coffee and Co at Division and Johnson. I used to live just a few houses down, and would often come here to "do work". I was about as productive then as I am being now - I have always been an expert procrastinator. Sadly, the other house I lived in while at Queen's, 286 Earl St, is gone! They've torn it, and most of the block, down to prepare to build the Queen's Centre. I am excited about the development, and it is definitely needed, but it is a bit sad. I remember the Earl Girls talking about how we would come back in 20 years, knock on the door, and tell the new inhabitants how we used to live there - oh, those were the days :)

We aren't just spending all our time strolling down memory lane though. We shared a bit at Next this morning, and we have our first presentation at Queen's tomorrow! Pretty excited to be back at West Campus, though it will definitely be a bit weird to be on the opposite side of things. I've already spoken to 3 interested Teacher Candidates though about teaching in Honduras next year, so that's pretty exciting! Keep praying!

We've also launched our new school website - www.ceehonduras.com I am pretty excited, though it still needs a lot of work. It is actually a template from the company my brother works for - www.osmnetworks.com or www.crossspot.com , so it is really easy to set up. My brother gave me a little tutorial this week - he's the best :)

All right, I'll try to update again, and get some pics of this white wonderland up! We've been taking lots to show everyone when we get back to Honduras. I don't think my students really believed me when I told them how cold it was going to be - now we have proof!