Things have been hectic here in Potters Bar over the past week or so. Last Monday and Tuesday, we were in Reading doing an R Rights Day as well as a Star Citizen Day at the same school the Middletons went to! On Wednesday we came back to do a full day at a school in Cuffley, a local town, where the Year 6's put on a performance for the school and their parents! Needless to say, I was proud of all the work they had done and really came to enjoy managing all the acts for the day's performances.
Thursday, Erin and I were back to doing our assemblies and were excited to meet a new Act 4 volunteer named Anna Lisa. We showed her around our office at the United Reformed Church and even went out with her for dinner. On Friday, we finished in Reading with a 5:45 am start and ended up in London on our way back home. The weekend went by so fast and this whole week has been filled with assemblies and getting to know the Act 4 Server.
Tomorrow marks the end of seven weeks in England and I still can't believe how long it has taken me to transition into this new life and culture. When Beckah, one of the UK YAGM Alum, told me that things may be tough and that I should expect to be homesick, I was headstrong thinking that I would somehow be immune to the difficulties this transition would bring. I am now, however, comfortable with admitting defeat and that I am, in fact, homesick. Although I may miss the comforts of home, I know that each day spent in England is a blessing, something that I should not take for granted. In a few short months, more quickly than I can ever imagine, I will be boarding a plane to come home and who knows if I'll ever have the opportunity to make it back to England again. So even on the days when I feel cold, sick, and tired, at least I am here and here for a reason.
As always, I will leave you with a picture. I haven't taken many pictures lately as we've been so busy, but here's one from my walk back from St. Thomas a Becket Church in Northaw.
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