Monthly Archives: October 2012

Sometimes the small treasures in life are worth celebrating, or at least acknowledging with thankfulness. Saturday I went on a 20 mile run with another Jill. Along with the joy of fresh air and beautiful trees and meadows, I’m thankful … Continue reading →

Sunday was the beginning of Thanksgiving season. American Thanksgiving is still a whole month away, but Germany and Canada both celebrate earlier. This Sunday at church was our Erntedankfest Gottesdienst (‘Harvest-Thanks-Festival service’). One of the local harvests celebrated is that of … Continue reading →

Last week right after Emily got back from Rome, we walked up to the monument hill overlooking Kandern in the east and Tannenkirch in the west. Emily knew the sun was setting at 7pm, so we went up about 10 … Continue reading →

Yesterday (Wednesday, October 3) was German Unity Day, which is like Germany’s Fourth of July, but without the fireworks. The Berlin Wall came down in 1989, but it wasn’t until October 3, 1990 that East and West Germany re-united into … Continue reading →

The Seniors (and my roommate Emily) are in Rome right now. (Read here for my account of last year’s trip) They’re having a grand time in the sun on the beach while the rest of us plug on with school. … Continue reading →

This morning I looked in my school mailbox and found, in addition to some regular mail, these lovely items: Thanks, Marit, for brightening my Monday morning!