School Day!

Oh, how I love this school! It was a fabulous day of God, teaching, friends, and of course, french food. Last October, the tension in the classroom was palitable. Nerves were a little frayed as the students realized that there was homework. A real shock to some of them. Homework can be very intimidating when you live in France. I'm sure they were all certain that the expectation was a theological disertation on a topic that was studied in class for only 21/2 hours. Imagine!
I could almost hear the corporate sigh of relief after one of our directors wrote a letter reinterating that all of the homework did not have to be done by class day. Many took this to heart.
Today was filled with joy in the reunion of new and old freinds. Many of the students are from France, with a large group coming from the Grenoble area. Switzerland is just over the Alps (I can't believe that I said Just) so there is a a group of approximately 25 women coming to the school. We also have gals from England, Wales, and Italy. In total, there are 60 women enrolled, plus those of us from the US.
School almost feels like a retreat since about twenty women come to stay at Chamflueri for a night or two. We are all bunked in a common lodge, eat in the common dining hall, and are taught all together in the french rock barn. It is wonderful. Women being women, we are chatting constantly, enjoying each others company, learning more about their families and why their families are living in Europe.It is a cross-cultural exchange as there are many women living in Switerland, but from the African continent. I love worshipping with them is song, as they begin to move with the music. Fabulous!
Tomorrow Erin will be singing at two church services and then doing a concert at the local English speaking church. Then we'll head back to Paris in the afternoon to celebrate two birthdays that happened this week away. On Monday, we head home. We have had a great time, but I look forward to coming home. I miss you, honey.
I plan to add pictures when I get home. I hope to add one more entry to close out this chapter. The next will be in March. Keep in touch!
Au Revior!
Danielle