woohoooo!! i'm trying to think of the most lovely things to disclose -- bc there is so much to disclose - there are so many good things to tell... but i will tire of writing them - so let me pick a few. our flat is PHENOM. walked in to a little dust - ok - a lot of dust and a lot of white walls and a closet full of things - sheets, mason jars, etc. which are now all over our walls and floors and the flat is LOVELY even on the cute side of things. we have amazing views from all of our amazing windows. one of the greatest things about our complex is the slide we have at the bottom. once you walk down like 16 flights of stairs and out the exit leading to the bus stop - there are slides. i guess in real adult world - they are wheelchair ramps or something - but in gina/ lydia world they are delightful slides that spawn spurts and bursts of giggles.
shamrock (premeck) has been the kindest person ever in showing us around and speaking in english and teaching us the ways of ostrava.
adam - our boss is a rockstar. truth. we went to a concert last night and enjoyed locals dancing, ostravar, and "funky, latina, ecstatic" music :) kulicky stesti. youtube it and love life and humanity bc of this . the title of his band means "little bolt of happiness" which might be the greatest band name i have eeeeever heard.
everything we hear is delightful. everyone says they come with the intention to stay one year and stay more - the brit we met today came for one and has stayed 10 and married hanka - a czech woman. we'll see what happens. i fully intend to spend a delightful year here and could see me back here or back in the states. i have not been so joyful in so freaking long. i laugh harder than ever. all the time. allll the time.
i pray often thanking jesus for this city and for my life and for the experience that is happening and will continue to experience this year. i mean really - who else HAS to go to prague for business meetings? bc i do . my dad has to go to like lakeland. i have to go to prague :)
the things i heard and knew about czech before i came included that they were sad and oppressed - obviously - and lacking faith and hope. so my prayer all along has been that we will bring a hope and joy like they have never experienced and i completely feel joy welled up inside of me like crazy. i pray that it doesn't go away the whole time i am here. i believe God is big enough to sustain that. who says we have to fail just bc everything is so new? failing isn't always necessary. so you can pray that me and gina continue to giggle our way through problems and mess-ups. and that we continue to feel peace and joy and contentment. that's all for now. this is too long
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i like to think of myself as a little bolt of happiness...perhaps you do too =)
ha britt! you are a perfect example of a little bolt of happiness.
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