Recent Tucson Trip

As many of you know I was in Tucson earlier this month visiting.  We decided to go because Matt was going to the states for a work conference in Reno and we figured since he would be so close why not pop down to Tucson?! While there we spent a lot of time with family, friends, and Mexican food.  We also were able to do a bit of work to our house and yard.  We also stayed in our house for the first time ever. Our renter Steve, a good friend of ours,  was happy enough for us to stay.  He was also good enough to let me invite my sister Regan and our friend Cbass down from Minnesota to stay too.  After Matt left Regan and Cbass joined me for 5 days of poolside relaxation in the Arizona sun.  We also took a short road trip over to the Chiricahua National Monument which is about 2.5 hours east of Tucson.  Here we saw God's beautiful handiwork and did a bit of hiking.  

But this trip was not just for fun, it was also to scout out jobs.  Matt met with his (future) Tucson boss over lunch for the latest Tucson job prospects.  We were very disappointed to hear that there is still no job for Matt in Tucson.  I also met with my Chief of Police who gave me better news.  He told me he had openings and then said I should cancel my return flight, stay here and start working!  While we were considering this idea Matt found out a third Tucson heart surgeon was leaving- that will be three in this last year- which is why there have been no jobs for Matt.  After hearing this news Matt and I decided since Tucson will probably not be hiring perfusionists for a while we would start looking elsewhere for jobs in the states.  As soon as Matt returned to Dublin he started scouring the job sites online and began sending out his CV.  

I didn't think I would be excited to return to the states unless it was to Tucson, my one true city love.  However I am very excited and so is Matt.  I pray God brings us somewhere good where we can make friends and enjoy our time as we wait for Tucson to open up.  Until then I will have to settle for desert visits. 

(Music by Tucson's own "Ryanhood")

Bath, Cardiff and Bristol Weekend

In March Matt and I took a whirlwind trip over to Bath, Cardiff, and Bristol in the U.K.  We have been to England before but not these cities and it was our first time to Wales.  Cardiff was a nice little city, very clean and friendly people.  My favorite thing about Wales was the Welshcakes.  I mean I figured they would be good but they surprised me with how good they were.  They taste like a cross between a minnie doughnut and a sugar cookie!  We also had great fun eating Cornish pasties everyday and partaking in cream tea with scones and clotted cream and Bath buns at the Jane Austen house.  My husband is such a good man to put up with going to such places!  Jane Austen is my favorite fiction writer so it was cool to visit her museum in Bath.  I also really enjoyed visiting the John Wesley chapel in Bristol.  It housed a very nice museum on his life. What an amazing man of God!  Anyway, here are some pictures from the trip.  Do you recognize the song?

Malta

Matt and I took a trip to the Mediterranean island of Malta a few months ago.  We rented a car and drove all around the island which is only about 17 miles long and 8 miles wide.  While there we saw St. Paul's Bay where St. Paul shipwrecked in Acts 27-28.  I love visiting Biblical places so this was my favorite place to see on the island.  My next favorite place to see was the old city of Birgu, also known as Vittoriossa.  Birgu is a really beautiful old harbor where one of my favorite movies, The Count of Monte Cristo, was filmed.  This harbor also houses the most beautiful vessel I have ever seen called the Maltese Falcon. When we came around the corner and saw it our mouths just dropped open.  Who could own such a ship?!  We had a great time in Malta, eating lots of pizza and pasta, Maltese pastizzis which are ricotta filled puff pastries, and drinking local Maltese wine.  It is a beautiful island covered in forts and overflowing with natural beauty.  Malta also has more churches than I have ever seen in one place.  The day after we left was the annual festival of St. Paul's shipwreck.  It would have been fun to be part of that!

(Song "These Times" by The Normals)

Portugal

Matt and I took a trip to Portugal near the end of last year.  While there we visited three towns; Evora, Sintra, and Lisbon.  I wanted to go to Evora to see the "Capela dos Ossos" which in English is "Chapel of Bones."  It was built by some Franciscan  monks who were worried about the materialistic and secular state of the people.  In order to get the people to think of the transitory nature of this life they built the chapel of bones.  There is a famous poem about the chapel written in Portugese by Fr. António da Ascenção .  Here is the English translation:

Where are you going in such a hurry traveler?
Stop … do not proceed;
You have no greater concern,
Than this one: that on which you focus your sight.
Recall how many have passed from this world,
Reflect on your similar end,
There is good reason to reflect
If only all did the same.
Ponder, you so influenced by fate,
Among all the many concerns of the world,
So little do you reflect on death;
If by chance you glance at this place,
Stop … for the sake of your journey,
The more you pause, the further on your journey you will be.

I really like this poem as it so true and the Chapel of Bones was my favorite site to visit in Portugal.  After spending a night in Evora we went to Sintra where we toured the Pena Palace which was a very beautiful castle.  While in Sintra we stayed at a hotel on the coast.  The waves of the Atlantic were crashing and magnificent.  The next day we headed to Lisbon where we visited the sites of Belem and the three famous neighborhoods of Lisbon, Chiado, Baixa, and the Alfama.  Portugal is a beautiful country, very green and lush.  I loved seeing the horned bulls in the countryside and the cork trees which when peeled of their cork have a rust red colored under-bark and so are easily identified.  The hand painted tiles all over Portugla were also beautiful and reminded me so much of Mexico.  I would like to go back again just eat some more queijadas and pasteis de natas!

(Slide show song "Pretty the World" by Matt Nathanson)

Berlin

I am a little behind on my blog and slideshows as I have been out of town recently in Minnesota visiting my family.  So here I am taking a day to try and catch up on what I've been doing in the last few weeks.  In early November Matt and I took our first trip to the capital city of Berlin.  As I've said before  I really like visiting the country of Germany as it is a beautiful place with good food, friendly people, reasonable prices, and fascinating history.  During this trip we took a guided walking tour through Berlin, hitting all the major historical sites.  It was fascinating to see the remnants of the wall and hear about what it was like when it came down from our German guide who was there at the time.  I also really enjoyed seeing the Brandenberg Gate, the Reichstag, and hearing all the history having to do with the Nazis, Hitler, the Soviets, the Americans, the East and West division, how the wall came down, and the reunification after the wall came down.  My favorite site to visit in Berlin was Checkpoint Charlie which was the most famous crossing point between East Germany and West Germany during the Cold War.  I especially liked hearing the story about the standoff between the American and Soviet tanks.  You will see all these sites plus a whole lot of yummy German food on the slideshow.  Enjoy!

Luther's Wittenberg

Martin Luther is easily my favorite historical figure. I read Roland Bainton's most excellent book on Luther, "Here I Stand," shortly after moving to Europe and fell in love with him. My favorite part of the book was the chapter on Luther's marriage to the ex-nun Katarina Von Bora who Luther helped to escape from a convent by smuggling her and a dozen or so other nuns out in beer barrels. Only Luther! Anyway, I found cheap flights to Berlin recently and realized that Wittenberg was just a short train ride away so Matt and I went for one night. Wittenberg is a cute and cozy little medieval town full of Luther. We stayed in a hotel directly across the street from the Castle Church where Luther nailed the 95 theses to the door in 1517. Luther also preached here and is buried here. We also visit the Stadt Church where Luther preached his famous Lectern sermons and where he and Katarina got married. The University of Wittenberg where Luther was a professor is just on the way to the Lutherhaus Museum. The Lutherhaus was an Augustinian monastery where Luther lived with Katarina. They also housed students here and this is where the famous table talks took place after dinner in Luther's living room. All these places were very neat to see but my favorite part was just being in the town, walking down the main drag and thinking to myself this is where Luther walked, lived, preached, drank beer, and fought for the truth. This little town is where God chose to light the fire of the Reformation. Amazing.

Jordan

Here are some photos from the second half of our recent trip to the middle east.

Egypt!

A full report of our trip soon to follow- stay tuned!

U2 Live in Dublin

One thing I had hoped to do before we leave Dublin was to see U2 in concert here. Last weekend that desire was fulfilled at Croke Park. Our friend David gotus tickets and the three of us went to the concert together last Friday night. I have been listening to U2 since I was about 12 years old. They must be the biggest rock band in the world and for a good reason- they are very talented musicians and excellent entertainers. I have been to a good number of conerts but I will have to say the most exciting concert moment I have ever experienced was when the members of U2 walked out onto the stage. The place lit up with excitement. The atmosphere throughout the whole show was electric. They started out the concert with a few of their top new songs off their new album and then spent the rest of the show playing many of their best loved hits. They even played my favorite U2 song "Bad." Something a little different that I haven't seen before at any concert is flags. Many people in the crowd had Irish flags and it was quite moving to see the Irish flags being held up while U2 sang "Bloody Sunday." Seeing U2 in any city would be a real treat but seeing them in Dublin was pricelss. Bono is a frickin legend!

Enjoy a few pics from the show shown above with the best song off their new album called "Magnificent."

Celebrating Our New House

At the end of May Matt and I traveled home to Arizona in hopes of buying a house. I got to go for four whole weeks and Matt came for two. I went a week ahead of him to start the house shopping process with our favorite realtor, Matt's dad. We saw many nice houses and put offers in on a few but finally decided on one that I saw the very first day. It was one that Matt's dad found. He suggested we look at even though I was convinced it was out of our price range. When I first saw it I thought Matt would like it even though the house was outdated and needed a lot of love. I didn't think it was a big deal that is was stuck in the 70's because Matt and I did some work to our first house and really enjoyed it. So we put an offer in on it and after a little wheelin' and dealin' by our talented realtor we got it for a good price. As of today the house is officially ours and we just finished up a bottle of champagne in celebration. Here are some pictures to give you an idea of the house. Its a 3 bedroom burnt adobe house with great mountain views and in a fantastic area of town. We have been having tons of fun over the last month planning all the things we want to do it when we move back to Arizona someday. Thanks and praise be to God who is the giver of all good things!

Vienna

After spending a few days in Prague with Jamie and Steven the four of us hopped a train to Austria's capital city of Vienna. Vienna is a beautiful city but sadly much more modern than I expected it to be. The experience of this city can be summed up in a few words: Mozart, music, Opera, Lipizzaner's, and Habsurgs. While here we walked around the city center via the Ringstrasse, toured the Hofburg and Schonbrunn Palaces, saw some great live outdoor music concerts, saw the Lipizzaner stables, and enjoyed many a brat and wienerschnitzel. This was all good fun but the highlight of Vienna has to be the Opera! Though I am not an opera fan my Rick Steve's guide said standing room tickets for 3 euro were available at each show for the person who wants to see what the Opera is like. I figured when in Vienna one must go to the Opera. So we dropped in on "Tosca." We stood at the very top but we could see the stage and to my surprise there were little screens above our heads which displayed the words in English which the singers were singing. Seeing the Opera live and being able to understand it was a really cool experience. We could have stayed the whole time but our feet and backs were so sore and tired that we stayed only stayed for one act- about 50 minutes. The Opera was by far my favorite experience in Vienna and is worth a try for even the most skeptical. I would have loved to see the Lipizzaners as well but they were not performing or practicing during our lightening trip to Vienna- bummer!

Prague

In April my oldest sister Jamie and her husband Steven came to visit us. This was their first trip out of the US. While they were here the four of us went to Prague and Vienna. While in Prague we visited the Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, the Jewish Quarter, the main square with the Astronomical Clock and Cathedrals, and the Bethlehem Chapel which was the church of the great Reformer, John Hus. Prague is a beautiful city as you will see in the pictures. It was also a fun place to eat as we enjoyed lots of goulash, dumplings, and Czech beer.

2009 Ligonier Conference Pics

In March I attended my 6th annual Ligonier Ministries National conference in Orlando, Florida with my mom, my two sisters, my mother-in-law, my friend Cbass, and a new addition who is a friend of my sister's, Donna. This conference is always one of the major highlights of my year. I love the Bible teaching, the speakers and their banter, the beautiful music of the Westminster Brass, the bookstore, and of course sharing all of this with my family and friends. After the conference each night we go out to eat at our favorite restaurants and when the conference is over we relax by the pool, shop, and eat more. It is always a good time. This year's conference was extended a bit in order to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Calvin. The pre-conference, on Calvin, started earlier in the day so we had a few more lectures to take in than usual. The actual conference, on the Holiness of God, also went a little longer than usual. It was great to have all the speakers and to hear all their awesome teaching but I have to admit my brain gave out well before it was over. I listened to all the speakers but suffice it to say I am glad I have the mp3s so I can listen again!

This years speakers were:

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  Al Moler
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  Ligon Duncan
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  Sincalir Ferguson
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  Steven J. Lawson
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  R.C. Sproul Jr.
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  Derek Thomas
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  Alistar Beg
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  D.A. Carson
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  Thabiti Anyabwile
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  Robert Godfrey
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  R.C. Sproul

R.C. junior and senior are always among my favorite speakers at the Ligonier conferences as well as Sinclair Ferguson. This year I was surprised to be blown away by the first sermon of Steven J. Lawson on the legacy of Calvin. This lecture was so awesome the audience gave him a standing ovation. It was my favorite lecture of the conference. If I can find a way I will post it for your listening pleasure!

Bruges, Belgium

Not too long ago Matt and I went to Belgium for the weekend. We visited Bruges and Brussels. Bruges was a pretty cool city and we had quite a fun day there. We started out by walking to the edge of town to see the old windmills. Then we toured Choco Story which is museum on the history of chocolate. The museum was very interesting and ended with a chocolate making demo and tasting. After that we walked through the city square where we had some frites under the famous bell tower. Then we walked around a little more and had a Belgian waffle. After this we we toured the Blue Moon Brewery which was very entertaining. The tour guide ripped on German beer makers the entire time claiming that Belgian beer is superior. At the end of the tour we were given a Belgian beer to try. To be honest I am not a big fan of Belgian or German beers. After this we headed over to the The Flemish Pot where we had Flemish food for lunch. I had a pancake (which was really a crepe) with a huge hunk of goat cheese wrapped in bacon with apple. It was very tasty but so rich I could not finish it. Matt had Flemish beef stew which came out in a little black pot. He was given a large bowl which the waiter filled with frites and covered with the stew. Matt's dish was also very rich. After lunch we took a boat ride around the canals where we saw many beautiful views of Bruges. Then we headed over to the Famous Chocolate shop, The Chocolate Line, where we tried Cuban Cigar flavored chocolate and peanut butter chocolate. We then stumbled across a cigar bar where we settled down for a while so Matt could have a cigar and I could have a hot chocolate. The hot chocolate came with a side of amaretto and we were also given a cup of mussels already out of their shells- I can't believe people eat these! We wrapped up our day by visiting another famous chocolate shop, Dumon, where we tried more tasty Belgian chocolate. Bruges is a fun place to visit and is worth one full day of sightseeing. It is a beautiful city full of stepped-top buildings, horses clip-clopping down the cobbled streets, and some of the world's finest chocolate. Enjoy the show!

Florence, Italy

From Venice we hopped a train to Florence which is just over 2 hours away. After seeing Venice Florence was not nearly as impressive but still a cool place to visit. To think of all the history that has happened there (birthplace of the Renaissance) and all the famous people (Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante, Galileo- to name just a few) who are from Florence or have spent significant time there is mind boggling! While in Florence we visited a few art museums where we saw a ton of Renaissance art, ate lots of delicious Italian food, saw the Duomo, walked across the Old Bridge, shopped in the Silk and Straw Market, visited the Science museum which holds remnants of Galileo's instruments and his finger, and saw the famous marble statue David at the Academia museum. David is by far the most impressive piece of art I have ever seen. I would say it is worth going to Florence just to see him! I didn't know where in the museum he would be and when I rounded the corner and found myself looking at him I was stunned! Stunned by his sheer size and beauty. As I stood below him I could not believe the great detail- the veins in his arms and the look on his face! Wow, what can I say but glory to God that he would create man with such skills as Michelangelo had! I enjoyed Florence though it was not as beautiful as Venice. I think it is safe to say Italy is my favorite country in Europe to visit.

Venice

Have you ever been to Venice? I didn't expect it to be so beautiful. We arrived at night and took the bus as far as we could. Upon first site of the canal- even in the dark- I was already sold. We hopped a waterbus and headed down the Grand Canal to Venice's famous Rialto Bridge where we got off. Seeing the palaces along the way was breathtaking. Venice is almost hard to commprehend at first- a city with no streets, only canals and boats, and all these big beautiful buildings sitting on top of the canals. If only they lit them up in the dark! Once off the water bus we disappeared into a maze of medieval streets. I have never been in a city so hard to navigate! I was so thankful to have Matt there or else I would have been lost the entire time. Because we got such cheap airfare we treated ourselves to a nice hotel. We stayed 2 nights and wandered around the narrow winding streets during the day, eating delicious Italian food, enjoying the sites of St. Mark's square, sitting in on a Vivladi concert in a church, and seeing all the Carnival masks and costumes while imagining what it would be like to be there during Carnival which was just a week away. If you ever have the opportunity to go to Venice don't pass it up. It is sure to be one of the most beautiful cities you will ever see.

Tucson Surprise Visit

Wow, I am way behind in my blogging, in fact I am three trips behind! I have been very busy these past weeks traveling, having visitors, and finding a new flat. In January Matt and I made a surprise visit to Tucson for my best friend Yunuen's 30th birthday party. It was really a last minute thing. I told myself (and many others) that I would not go back to Tucson until I moved back but upon finding cheap airfare for the day of the birthday party I could not resist! We landed in Tucson the night of the party, jumped in our rental car, and headed over to the Jankowski's who live only 5 minutes from the airport. I covered myself in bows and we rang the doorbell. Ryan opened the door and was clearly shocked and confused upon seeing us. He uttered in a most confused tone,"what the hell?" We asked for Yunuen. He closed the door and went and got her. She opened the door and was quite surprised and happy to us- as were a number of other friends from church who were at the party. It was one hug after another for a long time. By the time we arrived we had been awake 24 hours. But my excitement kept me going. We stayed awake for another 5 hours and then crashed for 3 and half hours. At 5:30 I was wide awake and ready to take on Tucson! We were out the door and at Bruegger's in no time. After this we took a little detour through the U of A to kill some time before heading up to Sandi's house. I was in my swimsuit and we were riding with the top down on our rental car. The sun was shining and the desert, mountains, and cactus were as beautiful as ever! We arrived at Sandi's house and knocked on the door. She opened the door and looked at us, and looked at us. Then she turned around and went and sat down on the couch, never saying a word. Jessica was there also and was quite surprised and so was Michael when he came walking into the living room and saw us.

Surprises are PRICELESS!

Here are some pictures from the 5 days we spent in Tucson. We had such a great time with everyone!! It was perfect. Seeing our friends and family had never been sweeter and the desert had never been more beautiful. I cannot tell you how difficult it was for me to leave...

And here is one more slideshow just for fun showing you a little more of what Tucson looks like and the fun we had while we were there.

Mexico!

It has been a while since my last blog entry and for a good reason. At the last minute I found cheap airline tickets to go home for a whirlwind visit to Tucson for my best friend Yunuen's 30th birthday party. I could barely keep this exciting news to myself and I could barely sleep the week leading up to our departure. What a perfectly wonderful time we had in Tucson! This will be the first of two slide shows detailing our trip to the desert. While there I had the pleasure of going down into Mexico for the afternoon with my personal guide and Mexican native, Yunuen. We headed down I19 toward Nogales. Just out of Tucson we stopped off at San Xavier Mission. If you live in Tucson and have not been here yet- GO! It is such a beautiful place. It is the quintessential Mexican mission. Once back on the road Yunuen gave me some Mexican history lessons. We then stopped in Nogales to see her madre and then hopped back in the car headed south for Magdalena. The scenery just gets more and more beautiful as you go down further into desert and mountains. Once in Magdelena we went straight to the Mission where we visited the carcass of Padre Kino, an Italian Jesuit missionary, who was responsible for establishing a large number of missions in southern Arizona and Northern Mexico between 1687-1711. He also discovered that Baja California was a peninsula rather than an island. We then toured the mission, drove around town, bought homemade tortillas, and then went and ate DELICIOUS Mexican food. On the way home God gave us a beautiful sunset. We had a great day. Thanks mi amiga!!!

Minnesota Trip

My husband is the best as he let me go home in early December for almost three weeks to see my family and celebrate Christmas with them. I have not celebrated Christmas with them for 10 years as I always had to work or was at least on call for work. Matt went back with me for the first week I was there. We went up to my Mom's house in northwestern Wisconsin the first weekend there to celebrate Christmas. Many of us were praying for snow but it was looking doubtful. The Sunday we celebrated on God dropped a good amount of snow on us and even gave a few more snowstorms while I was there. It was great fun as I had not seen real snow for a long time. Sharing Christmas with my family was fun and we got to enjoy all my mom's good cooking. Matt couldn't believe there was no rush to open presents as we just took it easy all morning, coloring with the kids, playing games, and grazing. After presents and h'orderves we went outside to enjoy the falling snow. Then we had our grand turkey dinner with all the fixings- stuffing, cranberries, my mom's magically silky mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, popovers and EGGNOG! We played games all night- including a game I learned over here in Dublin called "Empire" which my family loved and a game my sister Regan knew called "Telephone Pictionary which was a RIOT!

After Christmas we returned to Minnesota where my sister Regan lives. I usually spend most of my time at her house when I visit do to the fact that this is where my nephews and niece live and Regan is a stay at home mom so I am not left stranded. While I remained I did much shopping, went out to eat at all my favorite restaurants, and saw most of my extended family and a few friends from high school. It was great to see everyone and to go to my dad's side of the family Christmas party in Hastings which I haven't been to in years. Eating my Aunt Mary's delicious sloppy joes brought back memories of when I used to go as a child. It was just like the old days only now the children sitting on Santa's lap receiving presents were my sister's and all my cousin's kids instead of us- wild! I of course missed my dad being there and looked for him in my relatives- parts of him I found. It was great to see my aunts and uncles and my cousins all grown up and married with kids of their own. Its so fun to see where you come from. My dad's side of the family and is large and loud and lots of fun. Most of this side of the family believes our ancestry is English- although I had one uncle tell me he went to Ellis Island and looked up our last name on the wall and found out we were from Greece! My mom's side of the family (mostly German) is much smaller but also friendly and my Grandma on this side- what a spitfire!

This was one of the best trips to Minnesota I have had. With each year that comes we seem to get along better by the grace of God. Thanks again for letting me go, honey!

Athens

Last month Matt and I flew to Athens, Greece where he had a job interview. It was crazy how it came about. In the middle of this past summer we came to a point where we had enough of Dublin. This was because summer is the WORST season in Ireland. Never have I seen such erratic, unpredictable, and miserable weather as an Irish summer. Wind, rain, and then more wind and rain. You cannot plan for anything because the weather is constantly changing all day long. Anyway, in the midst of this we started talking about where else we thought we might like to live. Oddly enough we both felt drawn to Greece- Matt for the weather and beach and me for the biblical history. So Matt contacted a heart hospital by email just to see if they would even hire an English speaker. Low and behold they emailed him back and said they would hire an English speaker and that they were looking to hire a perfusionist right now. They wanted to meet him the following week. That wasn't going to work so for us so instead he sent them his CV and they scheduled to fly him out to Athens for an interview. I did not go with on his interview to Ireland but I thought I had better go with to Greece. We were really excited but did not know if we could handle a non-English speaking country. This seemed to be the biggest obstacle.

We did as much research on Athens as we could before we went. We heard many things about the city- mostly bad things like how crowded, noisy, and polluted it is. We arrived at night so we didn't find out too much the first night but we did go out and have some good Greek food. The next two days Matt was at the hospital for his interview. We went and explored the city at night. My first impression was that it was really big, dense, and loud. It was also dirty and run down looking. And the Acropolis was hard to see because of the height of the buildings in the city center. To begin with I wasn't too thrilled. The one thing I did like was the landscape which reminded me a lot of Turkey and even Tucson. I was leaning towards Dublin until I walked down towards the harbour at sunset and then rode the light rail along the coast out into the suburbs. Then I began to like it.

On our last full day in Athens we went to the archaeological museum where I saw many things from ancient Greece- things that were in the market place Paul walked through when he came to Athens- idols and altars. After this we went to the Areopagus where Paul preached his famous sermon in Acts 17. I sat on the Areopagus and read this sermon aloud. It was awesome!! We then ascended the Acropolis. I expected this to be an impressive site but once I was actually up on top I couldn't believe how utterly spectacular it was!! Looking out over Athens was just amazing. There are a few ancient structures left on the Acropolis but the most impressive by far is the towering and mighty Parthenon. I could have sat there all day taking turns looking at it and then out over the city to the sea. After exploring the Acropolis we headed over to the ancient agora where Paul had walked upon his arrival in Athens. It is just ruins now but an exciting place to see nonetheless.

Matt was offered the job in Athens but no decision has been made yet as we are waiting to hear back from the hospital regarding some questions we had. Whatever ends up happening will be okay with me. I think it would be an adventure to go live in Athens for a while but if that is not what God has for us then I will be content in Dublin as I have finally made a home here.

Enjoy the slide show. The pictures with me on a large white rock formation are of the Areopagus where Paul preached- SO COOL!