Summer Plans/Vacations

[Becca3]

Hot, for sure. Beautiful? Not so sure about that. Stark, yes. Some beautiful sunsets, yes. Unrelenting shades of brown, that too. I will say it is interesting, and I try to appreciate that I get to see, in real time, buildings that are part of the legends of this area to most of the people I know and will remain so.

I bet it is hard for you to be Catholic in a land that is mostly Islamic? Is that their religion??

 

[KCT]

Yeah, but can you really live without wifi?

Dh will have a hard time. He’s already talking about using his smart phone as a wi fi hot spot for his ipad.

Last year there wasn’t a great phone signal, so here’s hoping…!!

 

[VivienneJ]

A cabin in a state park with no wi fi.

Sounds good to me. My biggest reliance on wi fi (or any kind of Internet) is to be in contact with my daughters, so, as long as they were with me, no problem.

Dh will have a hard time. He’s already talking about using his smart phone as a wi fi hot spot for his ipad.

Last year there wasn’t a great phone signal, so here’s hoping…!!

Hope he doesn’t spend too much time trying to figure out the impossible rather than enjoying the state park!!

I bet it is hard for you to be Catholic in a land that is mostly Islamic? Is that their religion??

Hard? Probably no more than anywhere else in most respects. I’d more likely say lonely, in that, from what I see most of the Catholics at church are families, or singles much younger than I am and also from a completely different part of the world, so there is a language and cultural divide - although our Mass is said in English.

But, I have no real comparison, since when I arrived here I was Anglican; so I have no real idea what it is like to be a Catholic in a predominantly Christian country. When I am home for the few precious months each year, I am on the farm with my Portuguese-Catholic-family-by-marriage, which is not where I was living before I came out here. So my life has changed so much since August 2007 in so many respects.

 

[Becca3]

Sounds good to me. My biggest reliance on wi fi (or any kind of Internet) is to be in contact with my daughters, so, as long as they were with me, no problem.

Hope he doesn’t spend too much time trying to figure out the impossible rather than enjoying the state park!!

Hard? Probably no more than anywhere else in most respects. I’d more likely say lonely, in that, from what I see most of the Catholics at church are families, or singles much younger than I am and also from a completely different part of the world, so there is a language and cultural divide - although our Mass is said in English.

But, I have no real comparison, since when I arrived here I was Anglican; so I have no real idea what it is like to be a Catholic in a predominantly Christian country. When I am home for the few precious months each year, I am on the farm with my Portuguese-Catholic-family-by-marriage, which is not where I was living before I came out here. So my life has changed so much since August 2007 in so many respects.

I know what you mean. I was raised Anglican(Episcopal). It is hard when we are lonely huh? I noticed you are a book club member?? That should keep you busy reading. I love to read too but I am so busy doing other things. And plus I think my eyes need a check up and reading glasses.