where I am Supposed to be

The trip to Edinburgh was nothing shy of fulfilling. It was great to get off the grounds of Capernwray and explore a large city in Scotland. While I didn’t get to play golf at St. Andrews I did find myself peering off the top of the Edinburgh castle, the one Bill Gates rents out for a summer home, in view of the North Sea.

Halloween was a very different experience. Michael and I found ourselves wanting to do something different but all we saw were people dressed up in very different costumes. Nonetheless, we had a lot of fun running figure eights hand-in-hand down the main street. I never thought I would say this but I missed my bed at Capernwray and Michael and I both found ourselves on separate occasions calling Capernwray home. I don’t know if I was simply being nieve to the idea of actually becoming settled in to this place but I really feel a sense of comfort here. It is as if I am where I am supposed to be. For those that don’t know, this feeling is such a blessing to me because I have never known what I am to be doing with my life currently and if what I am doing is right. It is here where God wants me.

After everyone had gotten back from their weekend away we all met in the only room that had internet because most of us had been ‘deprived’ of it all weekend, and we only had limited time left before we would be cut off until this Saturday, today. It had only been three days away from each other and everyone acted as though they were reuniting with their long lost brother. I can confidently say we all quickly realized that night how close everyone is after only one month of being here. I know this ‘family’ we have all quickly taken to, if we swallow fully, is going to taste bittersweet come March when many of us head to Austria for spring school. But before I begin to draw anymore sappy, and if I am honest, rubbish analogies I will simply move on.

Speaking of Austria, Michael and I have decided that we will in fact be going to Tauernhof, Austria for spring semester. I have heard from a myriad of people who did just what we are planning to do and said they absolutely loved it! I am excited for many reasons but one that hits closest to my bon-appetit heart is the food at Tauernhof is supposed to be better! Not hard right? But better as in good enough that they sell a cookbook of all the recipes for the dishes they serve throughout the term. The location and scenery will not only be a change of pace but the style of teaching will change as well. Capernwray takes a more logical and conservative approach to Scripture whereas Tauernhof takes a more practical and charismatic approach. I think both are vital for a well-rounded experience and Michael and I feel that is where God wants us.