Choices

Go to Malawi or Go back to Scotland.

Back to Scotland Pro's.
-I love it there.
-I know some basics about how to travel there.
-I can understand the accents.
-I have friends there.
-It's Beautiful
-I plan on visiting new parts of the country.
-I like shopping there.
-It's relaxing to me.

Malawi Pro's
-I've never been to Africa
-It's a mission trip
-How many people from Ohio really visit Malawi
-I'd only have to pay for 2/3rds of it.
-GIRAFFE'S
-I'd have a true social prospective on a new part of the world.

I think it's only a choice because I'm afraid to go to Malawi. Scotland is comfortable now so I'm content to keep going back because I know it. I don't know Malawi at all other than Madonna adopted a baby from there and had all kinds of issues with it. It's just scary to change things.

BEDA:Ten

Last night we had our Seder at church. It was really fantastic and went a lot better this year including bringing in a full house from some of the other local churches. The symbolic meal worked great and everyone enjoyed the traditional real food. Seriously the lamb was amazing and so was the brisket and the chicken soup with matzoh balls.

So if you have no idea what I'm talking about here's a link that better explains the Christian Seder http://www.cresourcei.org/seder.html because I will fail at explaining it. Basically it's a traditional Passover Seder which takes the hidden unleavened bread and a fourth cup of wine that is the Eucharist.

In less religious news we're celebrating my Mom's birthday tonight so we're having chinese and an ice cream cake. which sounds amazingly good right now... and will no doubt be amazing later.

I love working with teens. They're cool, I learn things from them and they're close enough in age to where I don't feel like a seriously old person. However, I don't like how matters of religion, christian life and purity are taught to them. If they're going to have sex they're going to have sex. It might hurt a little they could get their heart broken in the process but over all sex is fun. No lie there folks if your sex doesn't at least feel good I feel sorry for you. Anyways back to the kids... half of the phrases and things used to illustrate the points didn't even make sense to them. Honestly I though 'damaged goods' was a commonly used phrase but we had to explain it. I hate the phrase and things but at least they know what it means now.

So here are a few interesting things I learned about/from high school students tonight:
1. They barely remember tapes.
2. Brutal honesty is best served with pizza.
3. They know way more about that they want to be when they grow up than I do.
4. Having good friends is the only way to make it through grades 7-12.
5. There's a movie about a syphilis outbreak in a high school and it's "good".
6. Drama Club politics never really change.

And because I'm in a listing mood here's the Top 5 pets I've always wished I could have:
1. Giraffe
2. Koala
3. Raccoon
4. Hippo
5. Armadillo

Yes, I know hippos are dangerous and the other choices would require a zoo permit but a girl can dream.