Comments on: Daughter’s Senior Trip http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/ 200 words more or less every other day about life in Lausanne… www.evendays.org Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:36:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Deb http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7140 Deb Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:06:19 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7140 Man, who planned and timed that trip?!? She is so welcome to come visit us, and we can have friends in maths-physics give her some proper tours with lunch breaks! :) Actually, having lived in Moslem countries, Ramadan, Big Eid and Little Eid gave us a different perspective on our own Christian faith. Learning respect for others, and being reminded about Abraham’s sacrifice and God’s gifts of strength and protection are not bad things. Glad Daughter is back with some goodies. Happy couscous! Man, who planned and timed that trip?!?

She is so welcome to come visit us, and we can have friends in maths-physics give her some proper tours with lunch breaks! :)

Actually, having lived in Moslem countries, Ramadan, Big Eid and Little Eid gave us a different perspective on our own Christian faith. Learning respect for others, and being reminded about Abraham’s sacrifice and God’s gifts of strength and protection are not bad things.

Glad Daughter is back with some goodies. Happy couscous!

]]> By: Meowmix http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7141 Meowmix Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:26:54 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7141 Our own bed always feels the best! Glad it was a good trip and that she's home now. We have new next-door neighbors who are something other than Tennessee red-neck. Don't know exactly what religion they are, but they celebrated Ramadan, too. It has been interesting so far to get to know just a little bit about them. The kids are beautiful and friendly, as well as the parents. The mother, whose name is Assi, doesn't speak a lot of English, but the oldest daughter, Shema, translates for her. They recently had a very American birthday party for the 5-year-old son, Tasid, and we were invited over, but it couldn't take place until 7:00 p.m. because of Ramadan. We had had a couple of days with more family than usual in and out as well as church family. Assi sent Shema to ask why so many cars were here; she was concerned that Doris was sick, since Shema had told her that Doris' health wasn't good. That was sweet and so enforces the idea that compassion is the same in every language. Our own bed always feels the best! Glad it was a good trip and that she’s home now.

We have new next-door neighbors who are something other than Tennessee red-neck. Don’t know exactly what religion they are, but they celebrated Ramadan, too. It has been interesting so far to get to know just a little bit about them. The kids are beautiful and friendly, as well as the parents. The mother, whose name is Assi, doesn’t speak a lot of English, but the oldest daughter, Shema, translates for her. They recently had a very American birthday party for the 5-year-old son, Tasid, and we were invited over, but it couldn’t take place until 7:00 p.m. because of Ramadan. We had had a couple of days with more family than usual in and out as well as church family. Assi sent Shema to ask why so many cars were here; she was concerned that Doris was sick, since Shema had told her that Doris’ health wasn’t good. That was sweet and so enforces the idea that compassion is the same in every language.

]]> By: randy http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7142 randy Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:55:20 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7142 She has a generous sensitivity to the predicament of others. She has a generous sensitivity to the predicament of others.

]]> By: Stoogelover http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7143 Stoogelover Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:17:23 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7143 I love the fact that Jessica has traveled places I'll never go (as has Josh), but love it when they get home where I feel they are "safe"! I love the fact that Jessica has traveled places I’ll never go (as has Josh), but love it when they get home where I feel they are “safe”!

]]> By: Shake N' Blake http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7144 Shake N' Blake Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:20:22 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7144 Well I am glad she got home safely and hopefully she enjoyed her trip, besides the skipping lunch part. The closest I've been to Morocco was the Morocco part of Epcot at Disney World. Well I am glad she got home safely and hopefully she enjoyed her trip, besides the skipping lunch part.

The closest I’ve been to Morocco was the Morocco part of Epcot at Disney World.

]]> By: thurman8er http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7149 thurman8er Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:49:56 +0000 http://evendays.org/2007/10/08/daughters-senior-trip/#comment-7149 What an amazing experience. And how nice to have her home. What an amazing experience. And how nice to have her home.

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