So of the American cities I have been to so far, I think Seattle is probably 'grape'. (catch the regan quote there anyone)
For those lay people out there in the world, that basically means that Seattle is favourite.
I'm not sure yet, after a day of "Downtown pic tour plunge" (the YWAM Seattle version of Urban plunge for you Vancouver MA types) I can't help but find a lot of similarities between this beautiful city and my home-away-from-home Vancovuer. I'm not sure if Vancouver is like a Canadian version of Seattle or if Seattle is a Canadian version of Vancouver (which was built first?) but both are beautiful and diverse and colourful and developed and full of culture, fun and life. There of course are the bad things that they have in common too, andthe good and bad that define them individually, but that's always going to be the case I guess.
We are staying with the lovely folk at YWAM Seattle (did I mention I was on a promo/outreach tour team?) until the 1st, and it's been a pleasure crashing with these guys, chilling out, laughing, getting to know a bunch of Americans, and just generally being made to feel really welcome. We have a super busy week planned, so not sure if I will get to post again, but I figured I better put something on here, or you might stop reading! (not that I know that many people that do read this regularly, but a girl can dream right?)
Also, because this is a promo type thing, I am half way through editing a video that will probably be a part of some of our presentations. Aubrey and I have been working on the storyboard of it together, and I've been loving stretching out my editing muscles again on Adobe Premiere (a mint programme for sure!)
For those of you who know me at all, you will know this is a HUGE step in smooshing together my life and work in NZ with my new life and work here with YWAM, and it's only the beginning of a crazily exciting whirlwind docutour that will be unbelieveable if it all comes off as planned.
So please keep hoping and praying with me, and maybe I'll send you a DVD of some cool stuff or something I edited someday. (i knwo, can you believe it!) lol
but yeah, i'm stoked, and really the only bummer on the whole situation is that I am sick and staying back from outreach tonight, while my team is chilling with people over free hot chocolate in downtown seattle, primarily becuase I am coughing and spluttering like a chesty smoker, and after every bout of coughing needs to just smile when one of the team will "bring me back the lung that i just coughed up"
hopefully one night in will be more than enough to come right, but would definately appreciate prayer, as i would love to participate fully on this tour as much as possible and be an active part of this team.
For now, I pray and edit and wait, and do my best to learn something, and then occaisionally blog to you kind folk.
I miss you all, and think about you often. (unless you read this and i dont' know you in which case i'm amused, and i hope you aren't bored right now)
enough for today
much love, hill