This post comes from a question my friend's husband asked me this afternoon-
"What's your favourite thing about Germany?"
My immediate response was "the people." Hands down, it is the people (staff and students) at BFA that make life so wonderful there. I love getting to work with the team of people who staff the middle school. They have become close family to me. It is such a joy getting to spend each day with them investing into the lives of our middle school students. Then, there are the students. How do you even explain how a year with 56 middle school students changes your life? They are in the midst of such influential years and it's such a privilege to be a part of this stage in their life. They make each day of fun and adventure!
Well, that is my answer if I had to answer with only one of my favourite things. However, if asked "what do you love about life in Germany", here are a few of my favourite things:
1. The people
2. The slow paced atmosphere
3. The German culture
4. My small group girls
5. The apartment we rent, where it is, and all who live there
6. The small town feel
7. The BFA community
8. Being mentored and mentoring
9. Small grocery stores
10. Seeing students succeed after working hard
11. Working in an office I love
12. Students singing in the hallways
13. Deep conversations with students
14. BFA events
15. Students' passion for worship
16. Seeing and being apart of God at work in the lives of these third culture kids!
16. Seeing and being apart of God at work in the lives of these third culture kids!
"These are a few of my favourite things..."