Czech This Out

The one where I get inspired

I have been inspired. It came from an unlikely source. I receive monthly(??) updates from a missionary family I know. The wife is a former teacher/mentor of mine from the OLD days at my christian school. They are now working with Wycliffe Bible translators in Mozambique. This last month they've committed to blogging everyday...maybe they have always blogged this frequently, but they caught my attention. (http://lingamish.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/dinthi-day-1/) I have been checking in with them nearly everyday. I am interested in their work and the family, and it's strange how much more connected I feel by simply knowing their daily activities. Some of the posts are about chores, birthdays, cultural traditions, or technical details of the work they do. Regardless, I am interested because it connects me to their lives, even if the daily post says, " absolutely nothing happened today." I don't have any likeness to a linguist and his family living in a small village in Africa - my life is NOTHING like that, so I am not attempting to draw that comparison, but I know people at home feel disconnected from my life here. I will attempt...no, I will commit to trying to remedy that for one month. Who knows - at the end of the month, I may like it so much that I will write more often! I figured the first of the month was as good as any day to start.
1 May:
We had a school holiday today! I have no idea why, but I do know that last night (on the eve of the holiday???) there was a celebratory "witch burning" commemorating...something historical. Interesting! Anyway, last night I came down to visit Ben and Stephen in Pribram, a town about an hour outside of Prague. Today we all slept in and then lazily made breakfast. I LOVE mornings like that...one of my favorite things. Then Stephen and I went off for a small hike up the "holy mountain" in Pribram. We took books and papers to grade on the grass, but on such a nice day, we just ended up sitting and talking. (Spending time talking to him is also one of my favorite things!) I headed back to Prague in the evening, where I met up with a friend to have coffee in Old Town Square. She had a baby here this year, so we've been a bvit out of touch compared to our regular get-togethers last year...and I'll admit, I have been busier too! ;-) All in all, it was a perfect spring day!

posted by Kassidee Kennedy @ 10:31 PM