The Carpe Diem Story

August is gone and now welcome to the busy month of September; the month where everyone goes back to school and things start speeding up again.   It was quite a shock to my system once September hit because there was no smooth transition between the slow pace of summer and the hustle and bustle of school season.   The first week it felt like I was treading water for a bit trying to wrap my mind/body around this change in pace but don’t worry I survived J    The last month of summer started with a week of coaching at an English speaking Soccer Camp.   I worked at this camp the previous summer and it was fun to return again.   I worked with all the kids from 7 to 10.   Since this camp took place during the Olympics we had an Olympic themed day and divided all the players into countries.   The rest of the day was spent doing many different activities like best goal celebration, team pyramids, obstacle course and of course soccer matches.   ...

Sorry it has been a while since I wrote but I think everyone can understand how things just are challenging to get done in the summer. So far my summer has been a good one.   I just recently arrived back from France.   My time in France was two weeks well spent enjoying food, wine and laughter with my mom and sister.   I fell in love with that country all over again and hope to return many times in the future.   I loved being able to speak French; took me a couple of days though to gain some confidence in my language skills.   But the French expressed such relief when they realized that I could speak and understand French; all those years in French Immersion have paid off.   Plus I was able to share the gospel to one of our taxi drivers even though my French vocabulary is not up to par.   Mom, Hilary and I in Versailles, France One specific highlight was going to Provence.   There is a relaxed mood in the air there especially in the ...