NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Tomorrow morning, I fly to New York City.

As in the past 5 years, I'll be teaching language acquisition techniques to the new group of missionaries of the Presbyterian Church of America, who are ready to go abroad.  I love teaching this course: it's so practical and a lot of fun for both me and the participants.  Lots of laughs.

I will have this week-end in the city to get over jet lag and then I teach from Monday to Thursday, from 8:30 to 4:30 - long days.  But then I get to go out with my friends on the staff of the training program and have supper in one of the many fun restaurants in New York.

The following week-end, I'll take the train to Philadelphia and visit my sister Kathy for a few days, then fly back home here to Brussels on the 29th, arriving on the morning of the 30th of July.

Want to come with me .....?  If not, I'll post some pictures when I get home so you can have an idea of these 2 weeks away from Brussels.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS SO CANADIAN

O CANADA

"My home and native land" has a birthday today.  Happy Birthday, Canada!

I share this day with two other families in St. Andrew's :

                                                       the Zadows

                                       Penni Clarke Convié, our choir director

                 and of course with Rebekah Klinck, my niece, who is here on a visit

 

Canadians away from home celebrate too and I thought you might like to see how we Canadians over here in Brussels are celebrating Canada's 146th birthday - a fun party!

 

Our flag flies proudly at
NATO where our
celebration was held
 



hotdogs and hamburgers, of course!

best child's costume:
Chris Hatfield
without guitar!



the "eh" team

 

 

Enjoy your day as it begins!

Happy Canada Day, wherever you are!

 

(And of course we'll share the celebrations with Croatia who became the 28th country to join the European Union yesterday!)