Some of you might know that since I arrived here in France my nights have been spent upon a couch. Im sure there will still be nights where I am sleeping upon the couch for various reasons, but I am proud and very excited to announce that I now have a mattress. It was quite…
Read MorePhoto: Opera du Montpellier
We had our fall retreat last weekend in Montpellier and this is a shot from the main place there. The Opera house is at the end of the place and some resturats to the right. Simply beautiful.
Read MorePhoto: #10,000 + Chickens!
At first this photo might seem a weird choice, until I tell you that it is the 10,000th photo taken with my digital SLR since i got it about 18 months ago. Thats not to shabby in terms of average photos a month. About half of them are online currently at my Flickr website (click…
Read MorePhoto: Pont st Pierre et Dome de la Grave
Taken Wednesday night on my way back from a friends house. I got a new tripod over here in France and need to still work on how to use it well. Might need to invest into a remote shutter for it… I hope they are cheap here.
Read MorePhoto: Jacobins et moi
Getting ready for a weekend in Montpellier with AGAPE, this photo is from two saturdays ago. One of my favorite places to relax in Toulouse is convent des jacobins about a mile walk from our apartment.
Read MoreRioting getting Rougher
Hundreds of cars were set on fire in different towns on Sunday night, and police had to use tear gas to disperse a club-wielding mob in Toulouse. BBC news Again, I want to assure those reading that the rioting is still well away from our part of Toulouse (across the river, and several miles).…
Read MoreRioting in France
Articles: BBC News(1, 2), Star Tribune (1, 2), Fox News, Weekly Standard, New York Times, and I’m sure you can find others… This entry is to serve two purposes. First to let you know that I am safe, second to give background on the feeling here in southern france. Toulouse was hit by the rioting…
Read MorePhoto: Capitol Facade
The center of the city, and a beautiful building. Less than a 10 minute walk.
Read MorePhoto: Flowers at the Grand Rond
<img src="http://static.flickr.com/28/57221280_939555be88.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Flowers at the Grand Rond" / I went on a photo adventure today around Toulouse. There will be more photos coming from various parts of the city.
Read MoreWhy I fast once a week
Before I left for my year abroad in France I was doing the college church fair circuit at Bethel and Northwestern College in Minneapolis and I met this great guy named Tom from Navigators at the U of M. Dont remember what church he was with but we were able to talk about the church…
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