So I had totally the best weekend. Lemme tell you what I did in this little town... firstly, they had a grand opening of a brand new supermarket (well, actually, the owners re-opened their little food shop and opened a supermarket, and it happened to co-incide with my arrival...), which was REALLY COOL! Who would've thought that it would be exciting to walk through a new supermarket!
However, it's really quite nice; I felt like I was in a Loblaws or something... now don't think that that's lame that the whole town got excited about a supermarket (snobbish urbanites....)... it actually was like participating in something really really nifty... So I got to buy bananas at 29 cents a pound... now that's a thrill! :)
THEN, I got invited to go to a pow-wow. My very first, honest to goodness, pow-wow. What was really helpful is that some of the women there were kind of explaining what was going on so I wasn't entirely clueless to the whole thing. It was also kind of nice, being the only non-native, that my face kind of blended in with the crowd :) . I must say, there's something about drumming in every culture that it just primary, like you can feel it deep inside... thinking about the various drumming events that I've been to with various people groups is making me want to look more into percussion... At any rate, it was beautiful drumming and chanting... and then there was dancing (and yes, I know I can't dance)... and then, I was given the gift of these beautiful (what I call my) Ojibway princess earrings... well, at least I kind of feel like an Ojibway princess when I wear them.... :P
ALSO, (How much more fun could there be in one weekend???) the church that I've visited is so welcoming and kind. One thing that I always hope to see in a church is how it welcomes its visitors and newcomers (one thing I LOVE about CGC), and I must say, I was a bit overwhelmed at the love... I'm already in a Bible Study group, and tonight I'm going to one of the Baptist camps outside of town for a little shindig :) I was even invited over for lunch and stuffed my face full of blueberries... sigh... I cannot believe how much I've been blessed in just a week of being here... God is good. Speaking of which, I did my very first emergency shift, and it went OK!!!! So that's pretty stupendous too. God is really good.
AND! as a bonus, I also got to watch A Bug's Life and Bedknobs and Broomsticks... could life get any better??? :)
julia
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