Choreography seems so be a new focus of mine. This class is really challenging me to go to the edge of myself, and I am loving it. This past week we shared our self portraits with each other. We were open and vulnerable, and known. We shared deeper parts of ourselves with our peers, and I felt connected, closer, not alone. It's only natural for a room full of women to bond in that sort of environment. I don't think there was a dry eye in the studio. It was brilliant, to say the least. Our next challenge is to create solos on ourselves that are embodiments of our self portraits. I plan on investing quite a bit in to this piece, as it will be a physical marker, a place in my life that will represent change and growth. Look for it on facebook.
My study abroad program took a day trip to Stonehenge and Lacock this past weekend. It was rainy and windy while we briskly walked around the blue stones (aka it took us about 20 minutes to ooh and awe and then we were done), but it was worth enduring...once I got some hot cider in my system. The Abbey in Lacock was magnificent. The weather cleared up and the sun appeared, allowing us to enjoy the autumn scenery and the cute little town where Harry Potter was filmed, along with the complimentary sheep (honestly, I think their main purpose is for decoration). It was awesome to see a place preserved to look like old, traditional England. That night, a few of us went out to Nando's for dinner, the best peri-peri chicken in the city. Yum.
On Sunday, I traveled to little Folkestone in Kent to see my dear friend, Jon. It was really nice getting to relax and spend time in the presence of someone who knows me. We went to Jon's church and heard a good sermon on being a finisher for Christ. It really put some things in to perspective for me. The next day, we took a bus in to Canterbury where we did the normal touristy things. Jon introduced me to real Brit chocolate,which I will be stocking up on before I leave the country, and tangfastics. We walked around the oceanside and gazed at the border of France as the sunset. Had some cream tea, and then made squash soup for dinner. It was a short, but good trip. I found fellowship and community there, and I'm really happy for Jon that he's found a home. Good conversation plus good hugs equals happy Sara (they don't hug in Britain, but don't worry, I'm teaching them).
Before my trip to see Jon, I had some one-on-one time with my new Hillsong friend, Eugene. We shared parts of our testimonies with each other and our thoughts on the present life. He helped talk me through the questions that have been bouncing around in my head these past couple of weeks, which I shared with you in my last post, and gave me inspiration for my solo. We all have markers in our lives, places we can look back on and remember how they've changed us. I have realized that I am in a marker right now, I am experiencing the change and growth that I will soon be able to look back on and understand the transformation I have undergone. I have also come to the realization that I want this time in London to be a life-changing experience, and that I want to create as many memories as I can while I am here. So here I go...taking chances, creating opportunities, doing life the way I want to do life.
Take risks....unless it's like Bungee Jumping.....Choose life instead of a broken skull.
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