next time around...

18 march 2007... next time around i will perhaps have a watch or a map or a travel book or phrase book at the very least. one of these important traveling tools may have come in handy on my solo journey through these countries of which i do not speak the native tongue or know the routes familiar! oh amelea, i think. who do you think you are?!! but i did find my way to this little mountain town of huemoz nonetheless :) l'abri is stunning. my little bedroom in the chalet bellevue has a door that opens up to a path that if i take to the left will lead me round a bend and onto a road that spins and winds around the side of the mountain. through forests. bubbling brooks. looking out the mountainous landscape fills the sky in every direction. as the sun sets you can see the snow caped mountain tops and the small towns around lake geneva begin to light up and sparkle down below. the first day here was unseasonably warm, we played outside all afternoon in tanktops and flipflops. then the storms came and we have spent the last 4 days completely blanketed in. l'abri is full of kind folks. eager to share themselves and their experiences. i will begin my studies here reading a book my parents gave me for my birthday called "A Circle of quiet" by madeleine l'engle. the title in and of itself sounds like exactly what i am looking for... hope you are all well. i would go into how much i miss you, but hopefully you already know. i would love to hear about what is going on back home, your days, your thoughts. take care and be well.