The Excursion with the Apocalypse

This Saturday, my school group went first to Saumur (which we could only see the outside of because a couple years ago a wall crumbled and they've been restructuring ever since...)and that was grand. Alan ran down the hill because he was excited and slipped and fell in the muddy grass. That was exciting. Later, we went to Angers, where there is a castle and the tapestry depicting the Apocalypse. That was super interesting. I had brushed up on Revelation a little bit before going and it was really cool to look at the illustrations (and funny because all the characters were in period clothing... like one guy had two different colored shoes on because that was the style back then). There, I got to experience one of the most sanitary experiences I've ever had in my life: the French public toilet. It cost 20 centimes, but it was so worth it. You put the coin in and then the door slowly opens and then you go in, then the door slowly closes. Afterwards, you push the button to open it and then once you've exited, it closes and then completely washes the inside with water. It's so amazing.
All that being said, it was a great excursion even with the rain. This past weekend was also a sad weekend. Alix left Sunday around noon for Paris and it still feels like she's here. That sounds incredibly sappy, but it's true. I really wish I could hop on a train and go up to Paris to visit her... but alas, I do not have sufficient funds. That will have to wait when I come back to Europe and I can visit her in Belgium. At the same time, I've been talking with Fung a lot more lately and that has been extremely interesting. Our conversations vary from TV shows, to relationships to religion to country differences... it's been great. God has used a lot of those situations to open up times to talk about him and I feel like I often fall short, but I know God will use me anyways.
With Thanksgiving coming up in the States, it's hard for me to remain positive over here where this Thursday is just like any other Thursday... I'll be fine and I'll definitely make it, but I'll spend some time thinking of eating sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie and turkey and cranberry sauce and seeing family and friends. All in due time, I suppose. The group of us are going out to eat at a French restaurant, so I'll be eating duck when most of the US is getting up on Turkey Day. That's a fun thought :)
I had more to write, but I forgot... I'll have to include more when I write my next entry...
I miss all of you and I'm counting the days!