Here, the weather has been incredibly HOT. Days like these make me feel like a winter-person. Somehow, the heat does not keep people from drinking coffee. I am amazed by the people who STILL sit outside and drink hot coffee even though it's around 90 degrees. Amidst this heat, we had a chance to go to AquaLuna, a waterpark in a tiny town that I can't pronounce. Everyone (the students/Nashville team) enjoyed the water park after a hard day of the Amazing Race.
The race was a success! A lot of students came, and I think they really enjoyed the competition. Perhaps the Americans enjoyed it more, but that's a story for a different time :). One team was originally in 5th place, and then they hitch-hiked and ended up winning the entire race! It was exciting.
The Nashville team left early Wednesday morning. I was very sad to see them go. It was so comforting and encouraging to spend time with people from home. Mana and I moved in with the Lajlars Tuesday night. The Lajlars are a wonderful family who attend the church here in Celje. We have been helping them around the house and just hanging out.
(Yes...I ordered this at McDonalds).My main focus has been on follow up. I have been trying to hangout with students who went to English camp in order to continue the relationships we began there. I have had a couple coffee dates this week, and Friday night we had a girls' night at Hondo and Trisha Wynn's house in a village about 2 hours from Celje. The girls' night was a lot of fun. We played games, talked, and ate ice cream..what more could we ask for?
Tonight, I am moving into Maja Spindler's home. She is a friend of mine who I met the very first year I came to Slovenia in 2008. I am so excited about getting to spend time with her!
This Week I Learned...
-The McCaffe in Velenje is nicer than some of our Starbucks.
-How to make Turkish Coffee.
-Raw coconut and brown sugar tastes pretty good.
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