1. I have just completed the Divergent Trilogy books by Veronica Roth and before that I read The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska by John Green. WOW! Why am I just now discovering these amazingly talented writers??? Let me tell you, when you come to the end of a John Green novel you remain in a haze of the after glow of that book. You don't want to pick up another book 'cause you're not ready for the last one to be done just yet...not ready for the experience to be over. Or that could just be me...I can be weird like that. I don't even have words to describe the Divergent series yet. I'm still processing ( I do believe an entire post will be dedicated to it).
2. Both of my parents have joined social media. This may not seem like anything big, but if you only knew they condemnnation they rained on Facebook and the like you would understand my utter shock when i received whatsapp messages from my daddy and a FB friend request from my mama. LOL! That is exactly what I did when I got them. Needless to say I receive many concerned stares. My father has acquired a galaxy tab and my mother is now the proud owner of an android smart phone. Significant portions of my day are now spent in orienting them into the world instant messaging, emojis and a variety of applications.
3. GUATEMALA!! I spent a week there this summer and it was a spectacular week. I was there for the Inter-American Adventist Youth Congress, which encompass upwards of 27 countries! The experience was indescribable...so hopefully my attempt will suffice. I was not intended to be a vacation but we got to go on a tour the day after we arrived and I must say; Guatemala is beautiful. Their former capital city La Antigua Guatemala (The Old Guatemala) is so rich with culture and their Spanish heritage, which is proudly displayed in the architecture of their buildings, both recently constructed and the exquisite ruins. The rest of the week was spent between the hotel and the convention centre where over 6000 young people (and the young at heart people) met to learn how we can best use our talents, gifts and zeal for youth work in the Adventist church to bring more souls to Christ. The spiritual level was always on a high and I came home feeling so empowered by the Holy Spirit. I met so many new people and made so many new friends in that one week it's not even funny (my FB freind request notification thingie just kept popping up for about two weeks after I came home) and the best part was that most of them don't know any english. Attempts at communication were quite hilarious most of the time.
If I continue I will be typing all night and I have quite a few tasks to accomplish before I can curl up in my bed with my new book (its an extension of the Divergent series....I just cant get enough!). So enjoy the pics of the world's newest wanderluster (is that a legit word? idk...idc...lol).
Notice the cobblestone roads which are throughout the entire city. Nice to look at, not so much to walk on.
Not sure of the idea behind this one...
All of the lights! (Friday evening alter call: they turned off all the lights and asked us to light up for Jesus [using our cellphones])
The last night...too tired to stand for the picture
