What's happening at the moment?

Presently we are trying to get daily life into shape. As the most urgent things have been done in the house, I have been concentrating on the admission requirements for the Master Christian Studies of Science & Society - if you don't know what that course is all about, then you can read more about it here, I might post more about it (also content-wise) later on - . The final requirement for me to be admitted was to pass an oral exam on the history of philosophy. I took the exam last Friday and have passed the exam, so all is set and ready. It looks like it is going to be a very intensive course, I already have homework even before we started, but I was able to make a good start by reading some 50 pages beforehand. This means all the rest of my time and energy that I can spare needs to be bend on finishing my thesis, which is making good progress; still ever taking more time than I want/anticipated. But we have made some contacts within the Church as well, in particular with a number of people who live in our direct neighbourhood; about 35 addresses, some right round the corner in the same block of appartments. Needless to say, this is kind of a culture shock compared to Hartshill Bible Church, nevertheless we have been warmly welcomed and it is hard not to feel at home. Yesterday we had a nice evening at one of the families' home, who had invited all the Church people from the neighbourhood to have a chat about how holidays have been etc. That was an excellent chance to get to know a good number of people, while enjoying excellent homemade Italian food, which was the theme of the evening. We contributed some Tiramisu, which was interesting to make and the taste was not bad at all (I mean, others appreciated it too). On Thursday Marcel came up from Zeeland (the South-West coast of the Netherlands) to bring us another truckload of stuff, like a wooden playpen and a whole bunch of toys which their children no longer use. Aron didn't know where to start, but quite soon he found out that riding on a car is much better than pushing one around; He enjoys walking behind it, which he is picking up very quick, despite the slippery floor. The picture also shows a bit of the house (towards the kitchen), more of that will follow later.