About Saturday and Sunday:

This weekend has been somewhat busy but unstructured. We had a definite break from our learning activities and had more "free time". Saturday we took short trips to a chocolate museum and store plus "Ten Thousand Villages". That's a business connected with my volunteer organization that pays fair labor prices in foreign countries for goods, imports them, and sells them here. The big store is here, but they have them in other states, too.

Last night, we all (30+) of us had dinner at an Amish house. Very intersting to hear stories and do questions/answers.

Sunday morning/afternoon, I was with my aunt, uncle, and their 3 boys. Fun to be with them for church and then for lunch and birthday cake! *grin* This evening, I watched the beginning of the Super Bowl, then most of the orientation group went to a reception at the home of the president (?) of MCC and his wife. They like to have the orienation groups in so they can meet everyone and talk with them. This guy is named Ron Mathies and he is notorious for remembering the name of everyone he meets. Even if he doesn't see any of us again for 10 years, he will remember our name!

Wow! It snowed a few inches here today. Very cool for the 4 little boys who were born in Long Beach, spent their last 3 years in Laos, and now are heading to Bangladesh!