The 4th Week of October

This week we have two guest lecturers, which I enjoy, as this gives more variety to the classes. One of them is a pastor at one of the churches in Duncan (who is speaking on Job), and the other is a Scotsman who speaks in a rather entertaining accent (who is speaking about prayer). Prior to hearing him speak, Steve (the principal of the school) told us that he was a fan of the word "amen". Steve was definitely right. During the first part of his first lecture, he kind of got the students into the habit of saying it. Now, after so many of the phrases that he speaks, people will say "amen" to it. In fact, it's pretty much gotten to the point where I can guess when others are going to say the word. I find it all to be rather droll and humorous. Apart from the classes, this Friday is Cornerstone (the outreach that I joined), and I'm looking forward to seeing what that evening will bring.

Song of the Day: Forever Changed - "Knowledge"

Missing

I miss home, and pizza hut, and personal space right now. Might sound boring, but being an introvert, who greatly enjoys food, and being at home, these are some of the things that I am missing right now. Today will be spent searching for the book I lost that I need to read, using the Internet to my advantage (since we have it all day today), listening to some music, possibly reading the book if I can find it, and ... I'm not really sure what else. 

Album of the day:

UnderOath - The Changing of Times 

Venture: Mount Washington

This past weekend I went on a venture with 14 other students. Our destination was Mount Washington where we laughed, chilled, danced, and did a little bit of exercise (it was mostly a time of kicking back, which was great). There were only 4 guys on the trip, so we each got our own rooms which was stellar. They even had TVs, along with VHS / DVD players. My room had two doors inside of it, but I couldn't figure out what was on the other side because they were locked. I was a little disappointed as I am a rather curious person. Here are some pictures from the walk ...

letters, headaches, and outreaches

Hey there ... so, here are some updates ... I wish I could say that in a more creative way, but I can't really think of much right now. Anyway ...

• I have obtained a pen pal from Penelakut Island (which is pretty close to Thetis). Therefore, I will be writing to a Grade 2 boy from Penelakut Elementary School each week
  
• I joined one of the outreaches offered by the school, which is called Cornerstone. It is going to take place right here at the Harbour, offering a time for the students to get together on Friday nights and hang out. I signed up for media, so I'll probably design some posters for it and stuff like that
  
• I have had a headache for the past 4 days, and I feel strange. Feeling quite dizzy, and I think I may have a bump on my neck ... it hurts quite a lot, and my whole body kind of hurts. Some shakes too ... yeah, not feeling that good right now
  
• I will be heading out on a venture tomorrow (Mt. Washington Trek and Veg) ... I think it's gonna be a nice and relaxing weekend 

Glass Secretorum

This is a poem that I wrote recently ...

I wander down a thousand paths
Just to end up at the place where I began
It’s like I’ll never know
What everyone else seems to understand

My feet are burning
from the acid on the floor
and my heart fell down
from the weakened cage
that used to hold it

The world keeps its secrets from me
as they speak to one another
through a glass case that is too sharp
for my dull mind to comprehend

I’m so tired of trying to see you through
When you’re dressed in ambiguity
My search is constant
 The veil you hide behind is unrelieved

And when I feel like I finally know you
my knowledge drifts away
like the coloured leaves of Autumn
My questions stay the same

one less addiction

Yesterday was the first day of work day, and I would have to say that it went okay. My job yesterday was to help with cleaning kayaks and canoes, which sounds quite easy, but it actually took pretty long. We had to place them onto a trailer and take them to another area, which took some time. Anyway ... my clumsiness definitely proved itself to me yesterday. It started out with a small cut on my finger, which I hurt on a piece of one of the canoes, which then turned into cutting my leg on some random thorny branch, which eventually scaled into tripping on a boat trailer, and falling onto my back. Oh, and my shoes got soaked too from working on the dock. Hahaha, it was actually hilarious (at least, to me). I don't mind getting messy from the job, and I find it to be rather funny and satisfying.
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This has been my addiction lately ... these are some left over No Name, Regular Ripple Cut chips, that were not consumed during the venture from last weekend ... and now they are in our cabin! It makes me kinda happy ... food is so interesting.

 This is my leg after the work day ...

Song of the Day: Embodyment - One Less Addiction (Acoustic Version)

newly familiar surroundings

This is a collection of some pictures that I took around the campus today