I am ill. I have been ill for about three days now, and have missed two days of work and I hate it! I feel like a drain on the resources, even though I'm really not so much. Everyone's nice to me though. It's kind of funny. People ask me why I'm so sick, and when I tell them I think it's because of the cold, they think it's so funny and strange. It's the middle of summer! they say. Well all I know is last night I went for a walk (probably unwise in my condition) and I could see my breath. Hopefully I'll get over it soon, because I love the work over here.
Besides my illness, I'm having a good time making friends with all the volunteers. I am the only girl most of the time, which is fun. We're all heading to the pub tonight, which is something I don't want to miss however ill I am because it happens so rarely. They're all going to act like goofy fools and there will probably be pranks tonight as well. Goodness this place is almost perfect except for this cold and damp that hates me. It's so beautiful... Magical despite it's imperfection. Man, I can't wait till I'm better.
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Eff. I was too ill to make it to the pub.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
First Impressions of Hilfield Friary at Dorset, England
It has only been two days and a half here, and I am already quite ruddy-cheeked. I suspect I expect I shall look very much like my Irish ancestors by the time I leave England.
Today was my first day of work at the friary, and it was barely anything at all. I'm the only female volunteer here, and all the brothers and the rest of the men have this strange idea that it would be very wrong to give me too much work. The schedule here, however, is very easy an I'd like to be made as useful as possible. Here is the typical work day at Hilfield:
7:00- Private prayer
7:30- Morning Prayer
8:00- Quiet breakfast
8:45- Morning meeting
9:00- Work
10:15- Morning tea
10:45- Work
12:00- Midday Prayer
12:30- Eucharist
1:00- Lunch
1:45- Rest
2:15- Work
4:15- Afternoon tea
5:00- Evening Prayer
7:00- Supper
9:00- Night Prayer
The people here are so full of life , character, of themselves really, in the best sense possible. Just really possessed of identity and selfhood. The brothers are just what older men should be. I'm delighted merely by the sight of them. They're just so cheerful and their minds are so active. Good nature simply oozes from them. I couldn't begin to do them justice in writing, but maybe I'll try later on.
Anyway, I love it here. It's the kind of place one wishes to have grown up, and consequently it's made me wish to raise children here.
Today was my first day of work at the friary, and it was barely anything at all. I'm the only female volunteer here, and all the brothers and the rest of the men have this strange idea that it would be very wrong to give me too much work. The schedule here, however, is very easy an I'd like to be made as useful as possible. Here is the typical work day at Hilfield:
7:00- Private prayer
7:30- Morning Prayer
8:00- Quiet breakfast
8:45- Morning meeting
9:00- Work
10:15- Morning tea
10:45- Work
12:00- Midday Prayer
12:30- Eucharist
1:00- Lunch
1:45- Rest
2:15- Work
4:15- Afternoon tea
5:00- Evening Prayer
7:00- Supper
9:00- Night Prayer
The people here are so full of life , character, of themselves really, in the best sense possible. Just really possessed of identity and selfhood. The brothers are just what older men should be. I'm delighted merely by the sight of them. They're just so cheerful and their minds are so active. Good nature simply oozes from them. I couldn't begin to do them justice in writing, but maybe I'll try later on.
Anyway, I love it here. It's the kind of place one wishes to have grown up, and consequently it's made me wish to raise children here.
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