Wednesday, July 25, 2007

MEMORY FLASHES

New Tim Tam Packaging!
SOME MEMORY FLASHES OF THE LAST 10 WEEKS
Food:
· 4 course dinners on Via Rail
· Family feasts in Elliot Lake
· Deep fried elderberry blossoms in Bavaria
· Turkish falafel in Berlin
· Chili mussels in Freemantle
· Dim Sum in Perth
Sounds:
· Approaching trains in Berlin - U Bahn especially
· Salut … with eye contact!
· Bird chatter in Perth – very cheeky
· Cheers and tears when we received the text – it’s a boy!
· Thomas’ newborn cry
· Cheers and groans watching the Eagles (Perth’s aussie rules football team ) and the
Wallabies (Australia’s rugby team)
Sights
· Mount Robson from the dome car on the train
· Isaac and Tegan in Elliott Lake
· The social interaction of our multi ethnic community in Berlin
· First glimpse of newborn Thomas Nathan Brownhill
· Our homes away from home – 5th floor flat in Berlin, spacious south Perth bungalow
· Marty and Annika’s demolition/renovation

Smiles:
· From a train driver – WA stands for ‘wait awhile’
· Tim Tam (Aussie biscuits – read bikkees) words of endearment
· Feeding a wild ring neck parrot our apple
· Aussies trying to convince us that Vegimite is tasty
Moments:
· Being welcomed by Marty and Annika at the train station, in Berlin and Caleb and Jen in Perth at the airport
· Reconnecting with Klaudija and Hans-Martin and meeting David for the very first time.
· Riding fist class on the German ICE train
· Trying to find our departure gate in Frankfurt
· The emotion walking through the Jewish monument in Berlin and seeing the 10,000 coarsely made iron faces of agony in the Jewish museum
· The cross section of humanity in the Dubai airport
· Meeting Rosemary and Bill for the first time
· Making and visiting friends at YWAM and with other home exchangers
· First mornings in new places – walking on the water front in South Perth
People:
  • all the amazing people

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