Dear Hasbeens:
Initial Thoughts: Christmas was an awesome break, especially when it extended into mid-January. Snowpocalypse 2011 made us cancel our first Fat Mondays (because school was closed!) and our first Dinner and a Message (because our parking lot was paved with ice!). However we're rocking and rolling since our slow start and are getting going with our small groups and Winter Retreat signups (over 40 people will be there!)!
Weekly Update: Recent Alum Emilie Mannheim came back to us! She spoke last night at DaaM about her experiences on the boat with Operation Mobilization. Her stories are awesome, you guys should contact her and catch up. She won't stay still (I think she was born with a travel bug) but I think she'll be in the Atlanta area for a couple more months.
Exciting Thing Happening Today: It's Friday, therefore I have free time to hang out with people (and blog, apparently)! I got to have "blunch" at Waffle House with Hattie McClean, who was in England for Globalscope last semester. At 2 I get to hang out with former intern/CCF Alum Sarah Thomas at her favorite Athens restaurant, Marty's at Midday. If I make it to tonight without putting on the pounds I'll be proud of myself! Later today I'm meeting with a couple of girls who have some big things to talk about and then finally I'll get to spend an evening with my fiance - our first evening together since Monday!
Other CCF News: Our focus this semester is Making a Difference - in ourselves, in Athens, and in the world. We have a team of 11 students (plus Beau, Intern Angellica, and myself) going to Acuna, Mexico to build a house with Casas por Cristo, and thereby making a difference in the life of the Gonzales family. Alum Brittany Girle is leading our build and we're excited to see her again! If any of you alums have found your pockets especially loaded with Christmas money, please please send some to help support our team. We need around $10,000 to fund the whole trip so anything you can help with will be greatly appreciated!
Exciting Thing Happening Today: It's Friday, therefore I have free time to hang out with people (and blog, apparently)! I got to have "blunch" at Waffle House with Hattie McClean, who was in England for Globalscope last semester. At 2 I get to hang out with former intern/CCF Alum Sarah Thomas at her favorite Athens restaurant, Marty's at Midday. If I make it to tonight without putting on the pounds I'll be proud of myself! Later today I'm meeting with a couple of girls who have some big things to talk about and then finally I'll get to spend an evening with my fiance - our first evening together since Monday!
Other CCF News: Our focus this semester is Making a Difference - in ourselves, in Athens, and in the world. We have a team of 11 students (plus Beau, Intern Angellica, and myself) going to Acuna, Mexico to build a house with Casas por Cristo, and thereby making a difference in the life of the Gonzales family. Alum Brittany Girle is leading our build and we're excited to see her again! If any of you alums have found your pockets especially loaded with Christmas money, please please send some to help support our team. We need around $10,000 to fund the whole trip so anything you can help with will be greatly appreciated!
Yours,
Becca
P.S. This is what the first Monday of the semester was like in Athens! Lots of snow and lots of canceled classes and lots of people finding fun things to do instead of working ;)
