Presque fini... (almost done)

One more week to go before I finish with my time here in Quebec City.  Then I've got 2 weeks in Montreal, 1 week in Anaheim (summer training), then back for 1 week in Montreal, then 1 week in Champaign (college training), then back again to Montreal for 1 week for the Bibles for Canada distribution, then finally back to Vancouver at the very end of July.  I'll be sure you keep you all updated here.

These past 4 weeks have gone by incredibly fast.  It's interesting how I am in Canada but in an area that feels completely different from Vancouver.  Why go to Europe when you can come to Quebec?  haha.  I think I've reached a point where I'm not afraid to make mistakes and I feel comfortable speaking French even though I know my pronunciation and grammar is far from perfect.  My problem before was that I was so afraid to make mistakes that I wouldn't even try to speak French.  But really, the only way to learn is to speak, and the more you speak the more gets into you.  I guess this is the same principle with the Word of God.  The more we speak the divine truths, the more it becomes our reality. For example, one verse I've been enjoying recently is Galatians 2:20, which tells us that we are crucified with Christ, and it is no longer we who live but Christ who lives in us.  We must life by this fact that Christ has dealt with our old man on the cross, and now we can live Christ by the indwelling Christ in our Spirit.

So in case if you are wondering what's my typical day like, here's an example.  Every morning I wake up at 6:30 for morning revival.  We have breakfast together at 7:15 then have to catch the bus by 8:00 for class.  Class is every weekday 8:30 - 12:00, then we have workshops or activities in the afternoon.  I usually come home from school by 6:00, then dinner is at 6:30.  We usually chat for awhile and my housemates and I will do the dishes.  Then I start my homework at 9:00 and head to bed around 11:30. The schedule is tight, but I'd rather be busy learning than having too much free time.

And now here are some photos from the past week!  The first photo is with Brother Eric, sister Nadine, his son Etienne and daughter Virginia, and Kristine.  They have really taken care of me these past few weeks.  We have a picnic today and they treated us for ice cream.  I will miss their supply of Christ!

Living room of my abode

Every meal we have 3 courses.  This is an example of one of our appetizers.

Kitchen

My closet

Bed

Where all the studying happens

My housemate Kristine in Congo!

We went on a cruise on the Saint Laurent River Friday night!

Old Quebec skyline

I'm in Quebec and proud of it!

The hotel lights up at night, great for photos.  Chateaux Frontenac, behind me, is the world's most photographed hotel

One of the program coordinators, Alex, et moi before we went on a hike on Saturday

My classmate and good friend Fernando!  He only speaks Spanish and French, so I always get good practice of French with him

Tough hike but worth the view

This coming week will be filled with exams.  And on Thursday night we have a performance night for everyone in our program.  I'll be singing in the choir and for one of my singing workshops.  Also my classmates and I will be doing a small skit based on our program.  Looking forward to it!

I miss you all and keep in touch!!