I arrived back in Vienna on August 9th, narrowly and thankfully avoiding the whole British liquid explosive situation. The summer was good, but busy, taking me across the Atlantic four times.
I thoroughly enjoyed seeing many friends and my family during the brief periods I was back in the US, including my little brother’s wedding. In between my time in the US I spent a month in Plymouth, England (about 4 hours WSW of London) starting in on a Master’s degree in Educational Technology. I really enjoyed year one of the program and met some really great people along the way. Afterwards I was able to enjoy a little downtime at my parent’s home in Florida before heading back to Austria.
I spent my first week back in the deathgrip of jetlag, tossing and turning through many sleepless nights, trying to grasp my current time zone. After two weeks, I think I’ve caught up on enough of my sleep to function properly, so that’s good.
I’ve also enjoyed getting to know some of the new staff at school this year. They all seem like really great people who bring a lot to the table and I’m looking forward to getting to know them more as the year progresses. It’s always amazing to see how God blesses VCS through the people he brings here.
It’s hard to believe that school starts up again on Thursday. There’s still a lot to do before then, so please keep me in your prayers.