First Month

So, I finally have a few minutes for a quick update about life back in England… and a lot has happened already. When I first arrived in London airport, I was picked up by a member of the DTS Core Leadership Team, Jon Judge. I got to the Oval safe and sound and met my roommate, Liesel, who is from Tennessee and is working in the café. I was given a few days to settle in which ended up meaning staying in bed with sickness. The next week or two was spent working prepping the September DTS and then supporting the school when the trainees started to come. There was a lot of practical work to be done and also lots of praying for the students and writing their welcome cards.

I know I’m an introverted person but I never realised just how introverted I really am. When the students came, the entire week was spent talking to people, listening and hanging out. I would leave my flat at 9am and not come back till 10pm. I was constantly meeting someone new, getting tea break ready, working in the kitchen or just hanging out in the lounge. I thought I was doing pretty well until after the weekend. I felt like I needed a whole other week just to recharge after that super busy week where there had really been no rest (7 day working week!) or no downtime. Most people would probably be tired as well but there was such an emotional tiredness that I felt. I’ve bounced back to normal now.

I’m slowly (but surely) getting used to being here. Sometimes it’s a bit hard to believe. But things have definitely picked up in terms of the September DTS being here and having classes every day. This is part 1 of my update of the past month (and almost a half) of being in England and hopefully I’ll get the rest done this week.