School is back in gear!
All the girls are back!!
Plus 5 new girls!! We have 4 new sophomores and 1 junior,
for a combined total of 21 students! We
also have a new RA, Sarah, who will be joining us in January. J
The school year started off with Flag Ceremonies on Tuesday,
September 4. It’s such a fun
ceremony—always gives me chills: all the seniors line up and enter the
auditorium carrying a flag that represents either where their parents are
working/serving, their passport country, or where they have lived at one
point. In total, currently, there are 53
nations represented amongst the roughly 300 students that attend BFA. That’s about the international
demographics/statistics of APU, and there are thousands of students that attend
there. Isn’t that amazing?! These students are so world-aware,
and seeing them stand and represent all these different countries reminds me
why they are here, and ultimately why I am here. So many of the nations they come from do not
offer the best educational resources for these kids, and it makes me so happy
that they have a place like BFA to grow and learn.
Come Friday, the school put on a Chillin’ and Grillin night
where the students got to meet and greet with each other, play games, and enjoy
some BBQ.
Saturday, we loaded up our 3 vans and drove to a shopping
center in France to do some school shopping.
Later, we ate some Malaysian curry and watched A Knight’s Tale in our
newly decorated TV room.
Sunday, after church, Kandern celebrated Budenfest, or the
festival of new wine supposedly. All the
dorms went and got to eat bratwurst, schnitzel, and other German goodies. And then later, the girls decided to celebrate
my birthday (which was 3 weeks ago) with a chocolate cake and a tubbing—meaning
they all picked me up and dumped me in an old tub full of water in the backyard. ;)
This is our newly remodeled TV room!
Sarah, Emily, and I grocery shopping. I don't think you're ever too old to sit on a cart. ;)
This is the first day when the 5 new girls arrived. There's the 3 of us RAs, and then 4 of 5 new girls.
We played the game the Human Knot on the first night. :)
Opening Ceremonies. The 1st, 3rd, and 4th from the left are Witt girls.
Opening Ceremonies. 1st and 3rd are Witt girls.
The 2 in the middle are Witt girls at Opening Ceremonies.
Chillin' and Grillin'
Chillin' and Grillin'. Random boy popped into the picture.
All of our 8 seniors.
Over the weekend, a few girls and I painted our nails.
Budenfest on Sunday.
Emily, Sarah, and I eating brats at Budenfest.
This is me getting 'tubbed' for my birthday celebration. The all picked me up and dumped me in!
The whole gang: this was taken at our first dorm fellowship Sunday night. The girls might kill me for putting this up--many were in their pajamas and weren't so fond of taking a picture. ;P
This concludes the highlights of the first week of my second year!
