Settling In

I have been in Belfast for more than a week now and have really enjoyed it. We just finished orientation on Tuesday and I started work on Wednesday. I am working at two great places. They are Strand Presbyterian Church and East Belfast Mission. Both places are dedicated to reaching out and being a vital presence in the community of East Belfast. The only major obstacle at this point is scheduling, mostly because I want to be at both places at once and they wouldn't mind that either. I have noticed both sites changing and growing to accommodate the community at-large. I will give you a better idea of what is going on each site (AKA what I will be doing) when I have a more "concrete" schedule. I put that in quotes because from what I can tell, my job will be changing also, to accommodate the needs of the sites and the community.

I am living with a girl named Patricia, who is from Jacksonville, Florida. She is working at Garnerville Presbyterian Church. She and I have gotten along quite well and seem to be quickly becoming good friends. The other Young Adult Volunteers are scattered throughout Belfast.

BLOOPER of the week: Pants are called trousers in Northern Ireland and when you mention pants, you are referring to underwear. I mentioned at one point last week that I wasn't going to change my pants when I meant to say trousers, naturally laughter ensued. 

WORD of the week: Braces- what people in the US call suspenders (to hold up trousers)