Jeremiah the Jellyfish

Once a week at school the kids gather for Assembly.  At todays Assembly, Mr. Edwards (the headmaster) read a story called, Jeremiah the Jellyfish.  This story was about a jellyfish who didn't want to just float around drifting, but he wanted to swim and explore.  As I was sitting listening to the story, it suddenly hit me in a surge of wisdom, I'm like Jeremiah!  I don't just drift, I SWIM!

Okay well I'm not that rebellious, or outlandish, but it did remind me of when I was deciding on what to do this year.  I remember it being quite overwhelming, and quite a bit sad, when thinking how most of my class was going to college, and I had the audacity to NOT go to school and go to England!  But it was also very thrilling looking towards the adventure of it, as well as the growth I was sure to find while here.  I think I like 'swimming.'  It makes me look at things from a different perspective.  I'm taking a different road >> as Robert Frost would say 'and I took the road less travelled.'  And I honestly think that in the 2 insanely short months I've been here, I have already begun to notice changes in myself, which I think is pretty cool!

Well....just some random ponderings while sitting among the 7 year olds(:

A few of my Favourite Things

1. Being a Princess!!!  :D



At M&M world - London



..haha okay not really, but I do have one favorite for you!  It was a sort of 'epiphany' I had last night.  We were at our weekly Compline (night prayers at St. Wilfrids once a week), and I realized that I absolutely LOVED going there each week.  It's really nice to have a chance to go, sit down, and have some time to (in a way) bring your focus back in.  After the frustrations of the week at school it helps you refocus, and have a nice prayer while at it!    Now, to be honest, I was a bit surprised that I even liked Compline, let alone love it!  When they first told us that we had ten minute prayers at church before supper once a week, I was a little wary, and thought 'oh yippee I get to go pray for a very long time (insert sarcasm).'  The thought of praying for TEN whole minutes was a little intimidating (sorry for my negativity before giving it a chance).  But whaddya know, it wasn't so bad, and the call/response prayers we have are fantastic!

While I have you here I figure I may as well share some more pictures.  For those of you who don't know, we went to London last week since it was half-term holiday!   We had a brilliant time, and took massive amounts of pictures!  I will try and sort out some good ones to share(:



Tower Bridge - with a cutsie red bus(:



The Globe Theater



Abbey Road - M&M style



They were WALKING
down this wall!! and i
ALMOST got to do
it too!







Westminster Abbey - We got to go to Evensong which
was Amazing!





Phantom of the Opera - at Her Majesty's Theater



London 2012 Olympic Countdown



The Mall



Off to Hogwarts!



In front of Tower Bridge



Tower of London - I'm only obsessed
with it because of a book I read
shortly after getting here





Parliament and Big Ben!