Day 23: Rest?

Today we went to a park in St. Albans in the morning where there were ruins of a Roman city. St. Albans is a city south of Harpenden that is quite a bit bigger than Harpenden. You could see where the towers and gate of the old Roman city were, and some of the wall was still up. It was crazy to think about the fact that the Romans were here, and that we still can see their ruins. The cool thing is that the Roman city was about the same size as present day St. Albans. One of our Profs gave a devotion under a couple big trees in the park. He talked about Paul and his missionary journeys. It was a nice little pep talk.

For lunch we ate at the oldest pub in England. It was called Ye Olde Fighting Cocks. I had lamb; it was delicious. We also checked out the nearby cathedral. After that we came back and started up on work. Me and a couple other people shot the carnival/fair that was happening on campus. It was put together for the community as an outreach effort. There was music, food, a bouncy castle, and even a dog show. Everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun. Today we got kicked out of the room we’ve been working in for the past three weeks. So we’ve set up shop in another room here on campus.

I’m ready for a break. We haven’t had a real rest for a while now. It seems like our days off have been as hectic as our workdays. And I haven’t had good alone time since I arrived here, which isn’t good for an introvert. Only a couple more days of crazy busyness and then we can take a break!