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A taste of “normality”.

Life goes on. I think that was the name of some TV-show from many years ago. But it is true. Life does go on. What is life for me at moment you might ask? A good question as it is never obvious where I will be and what I will be doing. At the moment a good way to put it is that I am having a taste of “normality” (if sucha thing exists). With that I mean that I am getting to experience a day-to-day of a full-time job. In my last post I wrote that I’d taken on the task of writing a CV. I am actually working in a job which I got without using it (ironic, eh). My job is in the local primary school in the section with disabled children (I don’t know if that’s the correct term, but you know what I mean). It’s full-time, although temporary. At the moment I have work for another 2 weeks, but I have no doubt there’ll be plenty as there is always a need for people. It’s a totally ok job, and am slowly getting to know the children and them me. I am finding it quite challenging, at least at the mo

Reflections on jetlag, a whirlwind and then sunshine.

I suddenly realised I hadn’t actually posted this litte bit, so I will include it as an introduction to today’s post. Written on 22 April: “Well, I’ve been home for 5 days now and you would think that I would have gotten into the time zone I’m in. But no, I still feel like I’m on USA time. Last night I went to bed around 3 am, and got up around 11:30 am today. Come to think about it, it’d be useful if I were doing the “Night Watch”, but I’m not. It doesn’t really matter at the moment as I don’t have anything pressing that I need to do in the morning, but it would be handy to get back to a rhythm that “normal” people have. Tomorrow should take care of it though as I have to get on a train at 6:16 am to head up to YWAM Grimerud for a prayer conference.” As I got up to get the train at the “decent” hour of 5 am it felt a bit like being back at IHOP-KC. There I used to leave at 5:50 am, so leaving at 5:55 am wasn’t too far off. After a 10 hour trainjourney (including a few hours on the “b