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This trip has been more then I could have dreamed of. I have seen the hand of God in so many things and I have been touched by the spirit of generousity and good will we have experienced upon our arrival.

I hope to detail in a more chronological manner but suffice for now that the wedding went off with nary a hitch. I actually behaved well and even danced twice with Ruth --once with Heather.

So many interesting slice of life moments and even a couple of amazing ...

I just remembered from the first movie of Shrek, Shrek tells Donkey that ogres are like onions--they have layers. well, needless to say, humans are like onions too. We have layers.
Funny thing is, sometimes you don't even realize you have so many layers. You'll just be sitting there, thinking about sometime and as you get more involved in your train of thought, you realize you have just found several new layers of self hidden inside.
Sometimes, it not always finding a new layer but ...

my open university course. I'm very excited. There's lots to do so I probably won't be around much. I don't think I'm going to have much time.

Keep smiling everybody. Love life, be happy.

I wrote this to model some vocabulary words for my students. The caterpillar described here is the peacock caterpillar, which I believe is native to England. It is very ugly, but turns into the most glorious butterfly.

The Caterpillar and the Nun

They both wore black and white
and had an aversion to the sun
When, with great altruism,
She, the one with hands,
picked up the stinging nettle,
let it rest in the palm of her hand
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Originally Posted by Biggus

The coffee shop was quiet
Much quieter than last week
When I last saw her,
Which was also the first time
But in those seven days
She has filled my every thought
I have haunted the coffee shop everyday
But I haven’t seen her again
And today once more
There is no sign of her
I should ask the waitress
But what would I say
“Have you seen that girl?
She was here a week ago
The girl who was sat there

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