Friday!

So we went bowling the other night... not normal bowling though.  We used little balls and pins... I was miraculously good at it.  I got the nickname "Striker" for the night.  Oh and it also wasn't normal because of the way we dressed...  Very fun.  I felt bad for the professional league that was going on next to us though.. Oh well.  We went ice skating last night at the rink that is literally 5 minutes away walking.  Of course it was "hockey night" so we had to have sticks on the ice and pretend we were playing... you don't want to get in the way of Canadian hockey players... it's scary.  Today we started out by getting in our groups for cleaning the house! At 8:00 am we did that, and then at 8:30 our lecture started.  It was a short one today, woo! We have a snack each morning at 10:45 which usually consists of muffins (fresh baked, yum) and fruit.  Then we finish our lecture/announcements for the day.  Today we found out the theme of the school: "Holy Circus".  You're probably thinking what have those 2 words got to do with each other... well, actually quite a bit.  We did some word association games to get our minds going and then we got into groups to talk about it.  We decided that Circus performers have to concentrate and practice constantly to get good at what they do, just as Christians have to do to achieve a better relationship with God.  They are also constantly watched, and people are attracted to them and their performances.  Once again, just like Christians.  Our actions show other people what we have been practicing and concentrating on (God mostly) and His light which shines through us attracts them.  There were a lot more explanations but I think those were a couple of the best.  We also were informed of our "house projects", community service opportunities, and what churches are available to us.  My house project is babysitting! There's a lot of cute kids running around this huge house all the time.  We will do community service once a week for a couple of hours in the community and go to church each Sunday.  So the first week is almost over! I can't believe how close all of us are already.  It's like living with a huge, loving family.