Today I drove my car to the village where I could catch the
bus to Exeter. In Britain retired people
can travel free on the buses!! In Exeter I had a small meal for lunch. I looked around a few shops but resisted
buying anything because now I am on a mission to save enough money to go to
Russia next year. It’s amazing what you
can do without when you have a special purpose.
The whole purpose of my journey was to meet members of the Exeter/Yaroslavl
Twinning Association. They were to meet
in the museum. I am one of those people
who cannot bear to be late for anything, so I got there very early and browsed
through the museum’s exhibits. I arrived at the museum cafe designated as the
meeting place about ten minutes early and kept prowling through until at last I
saw some ladies putting two tables together and I guessed they must be members
and so I approached them and yes they were members of the Association. Eventually there were about six or seven of
us. One lady was fluent in Russian and
she spoke to me in Russian to see how much I understood. I was delighted by that and was amazed to
know that she knew my village some twenty miles away. The next meeting I intend
to go to is a Russian conversation afternoon. I am thrilled with all we
discussed and the possibilities of improving my Russian. It has been an
exciting day and now I need to chill out and calm down ready for a good night’s
sleep.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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