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Cool Stuff: Don't You Forget About Andy Fairhurst's 'The Breakfast Club' Print Set
Posted on Friday, June 30th, 2017 by Ethan Anderton
Even though this year doesn't mark a special anniversary for the pinnacle high school movie The Breakfast Club, that doesn't mean we can't celebrate one of the classic 1980s films that John Hughes gave us.
Artist Andy Fairhurst has created a new set of prints in honor of The Breakfast Club, each one focusing on one of the five teens stuck in detention at Shermer High School from a unique perspective. Check out The Breakfast Club prints after the jump. Read More »


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Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 80 we have a theme of round and round where we would like to see circles on your creations. This week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp and they are giving us a prize of a $20 gift certificate + free shipping. This is also a DT card for Magnolia and I am also entering it into the following challenges; Secret Crafter Challenge 72 which has a theme of stitching, Cute Card Thursday Challenge 101 where the theme is ribbon and Just Magnolia that has a birthday theme this week.
For my card I have used Tilda Writing Diary from the Magnolia Right Through My Heart Collection 2010 and for the background I have used Old Valentine Letter from the Valentine Collection 2009. I have coloured Tilda with copics and cute her out with circle nesties. The DP and flower were in my DT kit from Magnolia and the ribbon, brad, spacer and jewels are from my stash.
Card/Paper: Pink and white card, DP from Magnolia
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda Writing Diary - Right Through My Heart Collection 2010 and Old Valentine Letter - Valentine Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics - E00, E51, R20, C1, C3, C5, 0, R32, R35, Y21, YR23, E33, RV10, RV21, RV23, E43, E50, E53. Inkssentials pen for highlights
Embellishments: Flower, brad, spacer, jewels, ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, sewing machine, Leone em branch punch
Thanks for looking x

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AIS is seeking Cloud Engineer professionals in Austin, Texas for our Cloud Infrastructure Consultant opportunities! This is an opportunity to utilize your cloud expertise for a new federal effort for AIS. An Active DoD Secret Clearance is required along with the ability to travel occasionally to the DC metro area.
AIS (http://www.appliedis.com) is a highly regarded technical services firm specializing in custom application development and managed services. We invest in technology as early adopters so we can leverage new innovations to deliver transformative solutions for our customers while engaging with them to solve their problems. We are market leaders in our areas of focus with "Application Development", "Cloud Services", "CRM & Automation", "Data & Analytics", "DevOps", "Emerging Technologies", "Managed Services", "Productivity & Collaboration" and "User Experience". But what really sets us apart? Simply put – our people.
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Filed under: hamburg | Tags: emily dickenson, hamburg, new year's, poetry, robert frost
Birches~Robert Frost
Procrastination may very well be my favorite activity. In between actually getting work done today, I have 1) Read the new york times; 2) caught up on sociological images; 3) contemplated calling my family (too early in the morning); 4) investigated the adventures of one dr. mcninja. All in all, I have had a very enjoyable day. I also managed to study a bit of chem and krystallographie, in between my procrastinary awesomeness.
Happy New Year!
The only new year song that comes to mind (other than old lang syne) always strikes me as incredibly sad, at first, at least, until i hit the let's go dancing chorus (so everybody put your best suit or dress on and we'll pretend that something has just begun) so basically that's the part that i dance to, and the rest, i don't know, just relate to i suppose. don't feel any different? check. resolutionless? check. Oh good. i could star in a death cab for cutie song.
Also. Because this is the song that i think of, i feel incredibly uncreative. Where are my stores of new years songs, readily available should i wish to call them to mind? hmm. Obviously, I have been doing too much studying and not enough musicing.
That said, I am just a little bit proud of the amount of work i've managed to get done, what with it being break, and dad visiting. I only managed a bit while he was here, but since he flew back home, i've managed two powerpoint presentations (one in german), half of the sorrows of young werther, and! the afore mentioned chem and krystallographie learnage. In between this productivity (as i'm sure my opening communicated) i've managed to have quite a bit of fun. New year's was a smash (no flame to the 24 hour party of a few years ago–senior year?–which included a dance party, truth or dare jenga, a late night walk, toast-ing, a view of the sunrise, early morning coffee, a cuddle pile of sleepage, and long winters on the ride to the zoo station), finally saw frost/nixon. so much to say about that, or perhaps, so little. i bet i'd have more to say if we discussed it (my initial response was entirely composition based–let's talk!)
New Year's this year consisted of a party at a friend's. We ate, discussed randomosity (this guy i met through the daad has a tendancy to bring up topics i know little about, but as of yet, it hasn't been as much in an oh let me learn way so much as a gee i feel uninformed/incapable of engaging in conversation way. part of this has been because the last two times we met up, he had a friend there, who did know a lot about city planning. city planning i don't feel bad about not knowing, but certain world events i should be better caught up on. if i were to make a resolution, it would be to stay caught up. but instead of resolving to do it, i'll just put it into action). Then! We set off some fireworks. Now, normally, it would be enough to leave that statement at "we set off some fireworks," but as this is germany, and they were not just any 'fireworks' it requires some clarification.
Here storebought fireworks are just a step short of professional fireworks in the us. They go up 2-3 stories, and explode the night away. Some only once, but they also have these boxes that perform an entire firework show, finale and all. We almost got hit with a few ground suckers on our way to Landungsbrücke, where the real party was. Landungsbrücke is a pedestrian bridge on the Elbe, hamburg's trade center. Thousands of people were there, setting off fireworks before and after the new year. At midnight the boats in the harbor tooted their horns and set off fireworks, but the view down the bridge was much more impressive. I might have seen a kilometer of continuous fireworks. We left before it quieted down. Unfortunately, we also saw a ton of ambulances. What happens when fireworks are set off in a group of people. Oh. And when a shit ton of alcohol is involved. On the shore of a giant tidal river. But still! I didn't see anybody carried off, only ambulances in transit, and some simply awaiting catastrophe. hopefully all injuries were minor.
So this is the New Year. In some ways I do feel different, but not in the oh look let's turn a page on our calendar and look woah suddenly we're counting differently and the world is new again ( Where there was something and suddenly isn't,/ an absence shouts, celebrates, leaves a space./ I begin again with the smallest numbers.–Naomi Shihab Nye)! More in an "i've realized in which ways my time here has been dissatisfying, and have determined what I am going to do to improve upon it." Most of that i decided months ago, and have been slowly (and successfully!) putting into action. Other things I've only decided over the break, such as, there really isn't much point in going out of my way to socialize with my floor. Yes, i should spend time in common spaces, but most of them, i don't actually want to be friends with. Some of them, perhaps, but the ones I'm interested in befriending are also the ones who have been more receptive of my oh hello let's talk advances. So I just need to remind myself that shyness is never the answer, and to invite them to do things, trusting in my ability to successfully engage in conversation with an almost stranger. All systems go.
I've been missing my lives in smith and portland, and am reining myself in, refusing to rush towards homegoing. I am not here to go home.
Forever – is composed of Nows – (690)
by Emily Dickinson
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Rocks & Shoals – The First Real BattleWednesday, August 8th, 2012
Some time ago there was a trial of this game. Now it is perfectionized by Eurobricks member Horry. This game features real LEGO ships while it can be played online. We're still looking for participants. All you need to do is get yourself familiarized with the rules, and enter by making a bird's eye view picture of your ship. May the best pirate win!
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Key Content
- UN GA: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security - Report of the Secretary General (A/73/902–S/2019/493)
- IOM: IOM - Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) Weekly Report (29 May - 11 June 2019)
- IOM: Return of Undocumented Afghans - Weekly Situation Report (26 May to 08 June 2019)
Appeals & Response Plans
- OCHA: 2019 Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs Overview
- OCHA: Afghanistan: Humanitarian Response Plan (January 2018 - December 2021) - 2019 update, December 2018
- UNHCR: Afghanistan Multi-year Protection and Solutions Strategy (2019-2021)
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2019-2021 - Afghanistan
- FAO: Afghanistan Emergency Livelihoods Response Plan 2019
- Govt. Afghanistan: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Education National Education Strategic Plan 2017–2021
Useful Links
Alerts/ Disasters
Headlines (last 30 days)
- DFID: More than five million Afghans will receive emergency life-saving UK aid. 17 Jun 2019
- UNICEF: Afghanistan sees three-fold increase in attacks on schools in one year – UNICEF. 28 May 2019
- UN News: About 600,000 Afghan children face death from malnutrition without emergency funds. 24 May 2019
- IOM: A third of Afghans have migrated or been displaced since 2012: IOM. 21 May 2019
Most read reports
- DFID: Over five million Afghans to receive emergency life-saving UK aid. 17 Jun 2019
- UN GA: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security - Report of the Secretary General (A/73/902–S/2019/493). 18 Jun 2019
- OCHA: Afghanistan: Snapshot of Population Movements (Jan to May 2019)(As of 17 June 2019). 18 Jun 2019
- USAID: Catalyzing Afghan Agricultural Innovation, May 2018 - May 2023. 17 Jun 2019
- OCHA: Afghanistan: Humanitarian Operational Capacity (3W) (January - March 2019). 19 Jun 2019
We, the 61 undersigned National and International Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), members of Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development (ACBAR), condemn in the strongest terms the atrocious attack on NGO offices in Jalalabad (Nangarhar) on Wednesday 24 January. It has been reported that there is a loss of at least 7 lives, more than 31 people injured, including five children. We would like to pass our condolences to the families of the victims of this atrocious attack.
This is a summary publication of the main lessons learned from ActionAid flagship project Ready for Anything that was implemented from July 2013 to December 2016. The project promoted a holistic approach to building community resilience in rural communities in Afghanistan, Malawi, Myanmar and Nepal. It aimed to equip women in the target communities with the skills, knowledge and confidence to lead community resilience building. Women and families were supported to adapt farming practices to tackle climate change, using a Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture approach.
This briefing paper is the result of a joint effort by 12 national and international organizations operating in Greece. The aim is to explain the current situation for those stranded in Greece for over six months since the closure of the northern border and introduction of the European Union (EU) – Turkey deal.
This position paper of the Afghanistan Resilience Consortium prepared for the 2016 Brussels Conference on Afghanistan calls on the country and its partners to allocate greater political, technical, and financial resources to building the country's resilience to natural hazards and climate change. Afghanistan is facing one of the world's most serious crises, with millions of people in need of assistance and an even greater number at risk from natural hazards and climate change.
The recommendations to the Government of Afghanistan and its international partners include:
Since the beginning of 2015 more than one million migrants, including refugees, fleeing war, persecution, natural disasters and poverty, have travelled through Turkey to Greece in search of safety and a dignified life in Europe. Lacking safe and legal alternatives, they put their lives in the hands of smugglers and risk everything during perilous sea and land crossings.
As thousands of people arrive in Europe seeking safety, authorities in Austria and the Western Balkans have started selectively closing their borders. These measures are clearly infringing international and European law that protect the right to seek asylum.
Tina Kang Youth Marketing and Communications Officer
We're ramping up support for skateboarders in Afghanistan who are taking the skating world by storm - and who's running that world? Girls! Young Afghan girls are shredding up the unequal system they've been brought up in - becoming empowered and educated and it's all down to Skateboarding
Anjali Kwatra
She has travelled all the way from her village in Bamyan province to attend an international conference on Afghanistan, taking place in London tomorrow - 4th December, to tell the world what life is really like for women in her country and to speak up for their rights.
Government ministers, officials and the new Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, will be there discussing Afghanistan's progress and its future at this critical time when international troops are withdrawing.
What does the future hold?
Executive summary
Women in Afghanistan have paid a heavy price for the political turmoil, conflict and repression that have blighted their country for decades. But they have fought back bravely to make gains in their freedoms and in recent years have secured real – if fragile and uneven – progress. This has attracted significant support from an international community keen to emphasise the benefits to women from the invasion to oust the Taliban.
03 October 2014
In response to remarks by David Cameron during his visit to Afghanistan today, Rowan Harvey, ActionAid's women's rights policy advisor, said:
"The £178m a year the UK government has pledged to support Afghanistan's development is an important first step, but the most fragile and patchy progress so far has been in realizing the rights of women.
Anjali Kwatra
The NATO Summit taking place in Wales yesterday and today is the largest gathering of international leaders ever held in Britain.
With everything that's going on in the world – Ukraine, Iraq, Gaza, Syria to name but a few – the world leaders attending will have a lot on their plate.
Author: Steph Cousins, Humanitarian Advocacy Lead, Oxfam Australia, and co-Chair of the ACFID Afghanistan Working Group
As Afghanistan prepares for presidential elections and the withdrawal of international forces, insecurity continues to spread across the country, with a devastating impact on civilians.
Emily Lauffer, Volunteer News Team Assistant
The Kite Runner is an unforgettable film for many reasons, but one scene is especially unshakeable: a young Hazara boy dressed as a girl with bells on his ankles dances for a group of grown men, as the sex slave of a Taliban commander.
Urgent assistance needed to avoid deaths among displaced during cold
Urgent steps are needed if Afghanistan is to avoid a repeat of the deaths among children and adults in the country's displacement camps that occurred during last year's bitterly cold winter conditions, a coalition of 30 NGOs including Amnesty International said.
The 2011/12 winter was unusually cold in Afghanistan, and more than a 100 people, mostly children, died in refugee camps from the cold or illness.
Women make peace but men negotiate it
A new report from ActionAid, IDS, and Womankind looks at the role of women in local peacebuilding initiatives, finding that women are more likely than men to adopt a broad definition of peace which includes the household level and focuses on the attainment of individual rights and freedoms such as education, healthcare and freedom from violence.
In contrast, men have a greater tendency to associate peace with the absence of formal conflict and the stability of formal structures such as governance and infrastructure.
In brief
Afghan women's rights, improving steadily since 2001, are now in extreme jeopardy. Violence against women remains endemic in Afghanistan, with attacks on women becoming more frequent as tension grows in the run up to NATO troop withdrawal.
NATO risks turning back the clock on women's rights and undoing any progress made over the past 10 years if more isn't done to boost the capacity of Afghan security forces to protect the human rights and security of Afghan civilians, particularly women and children, says international development agency, ActionAid.
ActionAid points out that civilian casualties have continued to rise year-on-year over the past five consecutive years with 2011 being the worst year for the number of civilians killed.
Leaders attending the Bonn Conference on the future of Afghanistan must make an explicit declaration that women's rights will not be negotiated away in any peace deal with insurgent groups, ActionAid said today.
Foreign Ministers and officials from more than 65 countries and international bodies, including Foreign Secretary William Hague and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as Afghan President Hamid Karzai, will attend the one day conference on Monday to discuss a road map for Afghanistan as international troops begin to withdraw.
I met Khadicha, a woman with four children and a disabled husband, in the village Khan Arigh of Murdian district, Jawzjan Province, Northern Afghanistan. We sat down together in her modest one-room traditional mud-brick house, joined by the elected chief of the Community Development Council (CDC).
Afghanistan is currently experiencing a severe drought, affecting over 14 provinces and over 2.6 million people. Murdian is one of the most severely affected districts in Jawzjan province. Farmers have been unable to harvest 80% of crops and livestock have died in their thousands.
A combination of poverty and politics makes life for women in Afghanistan notoriously difficult. As US and UK troops withdraw, and the government enters into talks with the Taliban, what does this mean for the future of women?
This October marks 10 years since British and US forces entered Afghanistan and helped bring down the repressive Taliban regime. A vast mountainous country of remote villages, minimal infrastructure and deep rooted poverty, Afghanistan has struggled to find peace and security ever since.


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It now appears that Science Men have determined that the accepted calculation of the fabled "Mayan doomsday calendar," heretofore believed to have set the date for The End Of The World at December 21, 2012, may be off by some 50 to 100 years.
The party-poopers who authored the new textbook Calendars and Years II: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient and Medieval World, argue that previously accepted conversions of dates from the Mayan calendar to the modern calendar are significantly out of whack.
The Real Apocalypse, say they, may not occur for some time. Or, conversely, it may already have occurred.
Apprised Monday of this news, a wit over on the Great Pumpkin—Gary Norton, once and future NION running buddy—opined that the Great Event has, in fact, already been visited upon us.
"1980," he reminds, "was Reagan's election."


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The Great Portsmouth Christmas Fires is available for $2.99 at Amazon.com, Apple iStore, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, and other online retailers.
The coastal city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire suffered three devastating urban fires in the early 1800s. Collectively, they are known as the Great Portsmouth Christmas Fires because each one flared during the Yuletide season.
The coastal city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire suffered three devastating urban fires in the early 1800s. Collectively, they are known as the Great Portsmouth Christmas Fires because each one flared during the Yuletide season.
The Great Parade Fire demolished the center of town on Christmas Night, December 26, 1802. The Great Bow Street Fire torched riverside warehouses and an historic chapel on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1806. The third and most catastrophic, known simply as The Great Portsmouth Fire, destroyed fifteen acres of the commercial center on the night of December 22-23, 1813.
'The Great Portsmouth Christmas Fires' identifies the sources of the three fires, describes the devastation they caused, and explains how civic measures to prevent future tragedies shaped modern Portsmouth. A map of the fires' destruction and a walking tour through the heart of the rebuilt areas are included.
Two hundred years later, the War of 1812 has been mostly forgotten. When the United States declared war on England, both sides were unprepared for battle. American troops outnumbered British forces by two-to-one; however, they were led by inexperienced politicians and aging Revolutionary War heroes. Two years later, young and bold U.S. commanders faced hardened veterans of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe.
War of 1812 Land Battles is a bicentennial review that summarizes the most significant battles and atrocities that occurred during the ground war:
War of 1812 Land Battles is a bicentennial review that summarizes the most significant battles and atrocities that occurred during the ground war:
- Canada invaded repeatedly by American armies
- Women and children butchered during the Fort Dearborn Massacre
- Three American forts captured without a fight
- Britain's most talented general killed in the first significant battle
- Wounded prisoners slaughtered at the River Raisin Massacre
- York (Toronto) looted by American soldiers
- Fort Meigs defended by a hastily-built earthen wall
- Towns burned to the ground near Niagara River
- A young officer deemed a hero after the Battle of Fort Stephenson
- The great Shawnee Chief Tecumseh killed at the Battle of the Thames
- Soldiers clashed desperately for a hill overlooking Niagara Falls
- Washington torched by British troops
- Fort McHenry denied the Royal Navy's attempt to capture Baltimore
- New Orleans saved by a surprise attack
- The Duke of Wellington's brother-in-law killed by an American sharpshooter
- British veterans of the Napoleonic Wars defeated by a civilian army
As the last armed combat between the United States and England, the war is important to the history of America. Three future U. S. Presidents led men into combat; Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that became the American National Anthem while observing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor; and for decades afterward, Americans celebrated their unlikely win at the Battle of New Orleans almost as joyously as the Fourth of July.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire is one of the oldest communities in the United States. Commercial fishermen established a base on the shores of the Piscataqua River only three years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. The area soon became a center for shipbuilding and foreign trade, playing a prominent role in colonial America and the American Revolution.
The Historic Portsmouth, NH Walking Tour meanders down shady streets lined by stately mansions that reflect the wealth and influence of Portsmouth's most successful forefathers. It passes rows of brick commercial buildings that mark the paths of three catastrophic infernos the city suffered during the early 1800s. With nine route maps and detailed directions, this tour navigates walkers past four buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, five National Historic Landmarks, and one American Treasure.


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Preparation is the key. You need to start to formulate a gameplan on what you wish to do now while you are in the military and put the steps in place to make those plans successful.
In today's world of technology, you can complete many first steps that you need to make your transition successful. You can accomplish plenty with email, phone, and fax without physically being present in the US.
If you plan to attend college, make an immediate listing of schools that you wish to attend and view their respective websites to gather the necessary information to apply. If you've taken courses in the military, find out which will be accepted.
In terms of transitioning your career from military-to-civilian, the immediate step is to decide now what career path you want to take and gather information and make contacts.
The first discussion while enlisted should be with your transition counselor.
Good resources to look for career information and feedback are: job fairs, career-oriented websites, and direct contact with hiring/staffing professionals and recruiters.
It is important to be aware of the economy, but don't let the economy stop your progress. Planning and taking action now is the key. The day you leave the military should never be the first day to get to work on your plan, it should be a smooth transition because all the groudwork has been laid while you were enlisted.
Q: I'm coming up on the end of my first enlistment in the US Navy.
I've been an above average sailor and have made the rank of E-4. I'm really
struggling with my decision of whether to get out the military or continue to
stay in. What should I do??
A: First of all, the US military is one of the few organizations where you
can completely change your life for the better while only investing a
commitment. In terms of benefits and overall lifestyle, few career-based
occupations can match the experiences and maturity that you can ultimately gain
from military service. Deciding to stay or leave is a tough decision as you
I will recommend that if you do plan to leave the military that you start
developing your strategy as early as possible. There are many people who leave
the military with no plan, or in other words they "get out, just to get out".
If you are truly unsure, you do not have to re-enlist. Request an extension
at your current command.
From what I have seen, those individuals who fail to plan out their
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Barcelona holds a special little place in my heart. It was the first place I ever travelled solo and the city where I realised I could go anywhere and do anything I wanted! It set me off on a mission to see more of the world and make bigger and braver decisions. It also offered up some of the best grub I've ever had!
If you're heading off to this beautiful Catalonian city, then here are a few of the most delicious cafes and restaurants to sample while you're there. Don't forget to pair everything with a small (NOT!) glass of sangria, it is an absolute must.
The Best Sangria in Town – Maestro
It's safe to say I have sampled the sangria in the majority of the Barcelona bars and cafes, I was out to find the absolute best one in town.
Maestro is based just off the Ramblas and has a vintage Spanish feel that gives you the authenticity many are looking for when they head to Spain. Not only did it serve delicious tapas, but the sangria was by far the best I've had! It also has amazing pastries and danishes if you're roaming around and find yourself looking for a quick snack.
The Perfect Place for Coffee and Cake – Alsur Cafe (El Born)
Finding this one was completely by accident. After living in Manchester City Centre, I've developed a passion for quirky, slightly hipster looking coffee joints and Alsur Cafe is right on point!
I stopped here for a quick bite and a coffee when exploring the Gothic Quarter and it did not disappoint. Either sit in and enjoy the rustic interior or take your delicious treats to go and enjoy the sites around this beautiful part of Barcelona.
A Little Bit of Luxury – Set Portes
I swung by Set Portes for dinner before heading down to the beach for the feast of Sant Joan and I was surprised at how luxurious, yet reasonably priced it was. I'm not saying it's the cheapest of places to eat in Barcelona, but for the quality of food and the classy atmosphere, I did expect a bigger price tag.
This is a great date night spot if you're visiting the city with a loved one, you can then go on to enjoy the beachfront and it's huge variety of bars.
Delicious Seafood – Crudo Bar
If you are one of the few that absolutely adores eating seafood, especially the really weird seafood with tentacles and suckers and all that jazz, then this is the place for you.
Crudo is arguably one of the best places in Barcelona to grab a plate of juicy and flavoursome seafood. With a menu consisting of octopus and fresh salmon, this is any fish lovers dream. Situated right in the heart of the city, Crudo isn't that difficult to find and an easy choice if you've just spent the day shopping.
Best for Brunch – Tropico
If you are like me, brunch is one of your all-time favourite meals of the day, plus, if you're on holiday, who wants to get up early enough for breakfast?
Tropico is perfect for those tourists that like to rise late in the morning and offers the best brunch in the city. Here, you can find your normal, tasty brunch dishes such as pancakes, smoothies and even homemade granola. You'll find this little hot spot not far from the Drassanes metro stop, so it's very easy to get to when you need to refuel!
One of the best parts of visiting Barcelona is the delicious food and because of its vibrant and diverse culture, there are so many amazing places to eat!
The winding streets also make it a lot of fun to try and find the hidden gems of the city, a lot of the very best places to eat are hidden away down alleys and side streets, so don't be afraid to try the smaller cafes and restaurants.
Found a delicious place to eat in Barcelona? Let me know in the comments and share it with the world!
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When it comes to competition, there are 2 essential truths I see every day:
This is a scenario you, a fresh startupper, never want to experience. Your beloved product, a fruit of hundreds of hours of (not only) your (not only) labor finally sees the light of the day, only to find that the color of that light is red. The reason? Crowded market, they say. Who's to blame? Is your product offer insufficient, or are the investors shortsighted and overly obsessive over competition?
The reality is that both statements are correct, but it's really only the investors' opinion which matters in the funding process; and you, beloved startupper, need to adjust you communication accordingly.
How to do this? Let me start by examining some basic perceptions.
The Investor's Argument (The Dark Cloud)
The investors (Angels, VCs, Scrooge McDuck, whoever) have a perfectly sound reason to obsess over rival companies with similar offering. Competitive landscape very much defines and frames the possible success of your product. That, in turn, determines all the variables of the fundraising process.
This is all common sense, but let me do a simple recap. In the mind of a common investor, every market has a certain size, which adds up to the sum of (by default yearly) revenues that the market players are fighting for. Existing competitive offerings translate into division of this pie among a variety of hungry companies that want the largest possible piece for themselves. A product entering a competitive market will thus have rivals that will probably be older, bigger, with established brands and an existing customer base, which is difficult/costly to steal. The more crowded a market is, the more difficult it is to differentiate and to dominate.
These are simple, yet relevant and dangerous arguments, and you, a founder negotiating funding, need to address them. What happens if you are in a competitive market, just like most startups are, and you don't? In the better case, the investors will fund your endeavor, but your valuation/capital raised/combination of the two might get a haircut. In the worst case, the investor will consider your market too saturated and will pass on the investment. Simply said, if you don't manage the investors' perception of your competitive landscape, you're letting their minds wander exactly where you don't want them to wander. All of a sudden, the future of your project may appear in an existential risk.
Competition as Seen by Founders in CEE
Before turning to answers to those pertinent questions, let me spend a paragraph on an interesting local phenomenon. The startup ecosystem in CEE (Central+Eastern Europe), where we, Credo Ventures, operate, is different from most of its global counterparts. When it comes to competition, it's not rare for a local startup to be borderline paranoid that the investor is going to steal its game-changing idea and become a competitor himself. In my short time in this industry, I've read a number of business plans with the name of the company deliberately scrambled; or, even better, with the product and/or the business model not even directly described. It usually goes like this:
"We're seeking investment. Our product is a game changer. Logically, we can't directly describe our product, and, also logically, we won't even tell you our name. Looking forward to your money!"
Dear entrepreneurs… Firstly, I guarantee you that if you present yourself like this, you'll never get funded. Never. Secondly, have you ever heard about an investor in CEE who snatched a startup idea and made millions? Me neither. Thirdly, if your product can be copied so easily (only by throwing cash in the right direction), perhaps you should re-think if your idea is good enough in the first place. Building a business around something that only needs cash to be copied is hardly a sound strategy.
Enough for local, let's resume the search for the silver lining.
The Founder's Counter-argument (the Silver Lining)
So you, a young startup, find yourself in a competitive market. That's very standard, most startups are. Now the true challenge is "selling" the existing competition to your advantage. Rather than giving you tips on visual presentation of your competitive landscape, I'm instead focusing on understanding competition for what it might be and what it really is. Here are a few how-to suggestions:
Win a segment – win the market
Investors look for winners. Are you planning on taking your entire market by surprise, making millions by triumphantly capturing 5% market share? After all, even though there are tens of competitors in this market, it's still big enough for me, isn't it? Wrong. A statement like this really means only two things: firstly, this guy is defocused, and does not have a deep understanding of his market. Secondly, this is not how winners speak. An ambitious entrepreneur, one that investors love, is in it to win. He knows that, in 99% of cases his product is not revolutionary enough to swipe down the entire market at once.
Therefore, he'll firstly break down the market into segments, and then attack the segment with little or no competition where he can win, dominate, be the number one. From that segment, he'll then springboard to other segments, dominating the whole market one segment at a time. This will all be a part of his strategy, neatly planned, communicated and aided by a nicely-looking timeline. Every dominated segment is a milestone of its own, and brings its own set of goals. The management and the team is unified and focused on achieving these goals, step by step. This is how realistic winners plan and this is how they present themselves to the investors. When planning your strategy, and when presenting your startup to the investors, break you market and your competitors down into segments, and take them down one by one in a focused effort.
Competition as a proof of concept
The nature of competition is, to your advantage, ambiguous. Yes, competition cuts the market pie into pieces, leaving you with a fraction of the whole; however, it also means, and this is the punch line, that there actually IS a pie to eat. It means that a product similar to yours has been offered to the market, and the market liked what it saw and was willing to pay for it. Therefore, to some extent, existing competition is your proof of product/market fit. It's a fundamental proof that the market which you are about to enter actually works. Most investors do not think of competition in this way, so it's your responsibility to guide their thinking in this direction. This is not a winning argument, but it is a helpful one.
The investor's portfolio
Vast majority of investors have existing portfolios of companies, and this portfolio is publicly available on their web or on sites such as Crunchbase, AngelList, etc. Familiarize yourself with the portfolio of investors you deem attractive, for three reasons.
First, they may have already invested into a company competing directly or indirectly with yours. It would therefore be very counter-productive for them to invest into you, and you'll have a tough time convincing them to do so.
Second, investors often publicize their investments. This means that you can see how much they tend to invest into companies in your stage in similar sectors, and whether your 'ask' is in their usual ballpark or not. In other words, related and competing companies give your startup a benchmark for funding.
Third, once an investor has a considerable portfolio of companies, he may start looking to acquire a startup to help his existing portfolio to thrive. There is a plethora of complementary products on the market, and unusual synergies (often from entirely different markets) can often produce something unique and powerful.
Many young entrepreneurs do not realize this when starting up their companies, but plenty of startups are acquired within the first few years of their existence by their bigger (direct or indirect) competitors because of their technology, market share, revenues or the team. What's more, an acquisition is the most common exit for an institutional investor; it is how they get their investment back, hopefully at a lofty premium. There are virtually no startups counting on this option, and I'd never advocate it as a unique selling proposition – don't let the investors think that you're starting your business just to get acquired as soon as possible (and, of course, please don't start your business with this mindset).
However, if you're crafty enough, you can lead them to realize this multiple-return opportunity themselves, without being too explicit. Yes, it may sound like a dirty trick, but an entrepreneur who is aggressive enough to pull this off is, in my view, truly committed to succeeding.
If you want to pursue this strategy, don't let the investors search for these acquisition opportunities on their own. Do your homework, research your competitors and their M&A history, and look for acquisition opportunities. You are bound to find something. Keep in mind that getting funded based on glamorous acquisitions prospects doesn't mean that there actually will be an acquisition. As long as you have the decisive ownership share, it's always your call.
These suggestions are not even close to a one size fits all guide, and there are certainly exceptions and counter-arguments to every one of them. However, my ambition was merely to inspire you to think about how you are presenting your competitive landscape to the investors, and to do so creatively.
When you find yourself in front of a potential investor, you have two options: you can either do what most founders do and let the existing competition diminish your value, or you can be proactive, do you homework diligently, and win with the cards you were dealt.
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The look was high-end Swank in London Monday when top must-invites pulled up to the UK launch of the Fiat 500 by Gucci party. The event was in honor of the special-edition Fiat 500, customized by Gucci and FIAT. What to wear? Anything, as long as you've Already Arrived. Posh-ters looked elegant; we had no problem choosing their ideal shoes.
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Falkirk's Kevin O'Hara and Joe McKee had been banned for eight and four matches respectively for having verbally abused Shiels when the sides met in October. The target of the abuse showed commendable cool and was praised by his manager, Allan Johnston, who savoured a victory achieved through goals from Nicky Clark and Declan McManus.
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I hope you enjoyed your holiday! I had a fun eight days of Chanukah, but I must say I'm glad that it's over. Time to relax and take a breath.
I've enjoyed reading my favorite blogs with beautiful photos of Christmas trees and decor, so I thought I'd share a little of my Chanukah with you. We attended 4 Chanukah parties during the 8 days. It was fun seeing family and friends. The traditional meal is potato latkes, (potato pancakes) which reminds us of the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days when the Maccabees rededicated the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. I guess you could say I'm "latked-out" for another year!
Every year I have a small Chanukah party with about 10-ish people. It's always challenging finding fun Chanukah decor since it's technically not a religious holiday and has become more commercialized since it falls around Christmastime. Other than the cardboard "Happy Chanukah" banners and party shop variety, there is not a lot of whimsical decor. I had been talking to Denise Sharp and she mentioned that she had these cute glitter dreidel boxes. I bought two of them and they worked great with my small centerpiece.
I decided on a white/gold/silver color theme with a bit of blue. I'm not a big fan of dark blue, but I actually found Chanukah party "poppers" and couldn't resist using them as table favors. I pulled out the sterling flatware and cloth napkins. That's big for me since I don't entertain much. Some white rose bouquets in small silver vases with a hint of purple flowers were on the dining and coffee tables. We served fresh latkes hot off the pan (they don't taste the same reheated), chicken, veggies, etc. Chanukah sugar cookies and ice cream, chocolate Chanukah gelt (coins), small gifts for the kids. Then there are the traditional Chanukah prayers and songs.
We lit the menorahs and there were candles lit all over the house. I must say that there is a certain amount of "Christmas-envy" when you're Jewish, with all of the traditions, decor... Christmas is magical! Chanukah is called the "festival of lights" and has its beautiful traditions as well. I decided that instead of stressing over "cute" Chanukah decor, I'm going to start collecting menorahs (I currently have two). There are so many beautiful antique and new menorahs, and they look amazing when lit up during the holiday.
My cousin has a collection of about 10 menorahs, 8 of which are diffferent wire animals. I'm going to purchase this one here.
Thanks for letting me share my Chanukah. Hope you had a great holiday! My house still smells of greasy cooking oil, but that will dissipate soon. Until next year...
Today my friend Kimberlee (of Edgar & Edgar) stopped by and brought me the sweetest gifts! A GIANT vintage paper mache walnut box! Before you scratch your head, there is a story behind this...
One day I was taking photos of Kimberlee's house and couldn't help but notice her great collection of vintage walnuts. This started me on yet, another collection. I bought some walnuts from Kimberlee and then started receiving them as gifts. Now Kimberlee gave me the largest walnut I've ever seen! I must add that she has quite the knack for presentation. The gifts were wrapped in black and white with her custom, Edgar & Edgar ribbon!
My husband bought me this "real" walnut pendant that has a little pocket knife in it. Quirky and fun. Okay, I'm a little odd.
I am so impressed with the work of Coleen Rider, of Coleen & Company, an antiques & vintage décor retail studio located in Los Angeles. In addition to selling her fabulous wares at her studio and online, Coleen has just launched, Creative & Co., where she specializes in e-mail ad campaigns & promotions, website ads and graphic design work. I was so taken by Coleen's e-cards that I commissioned her to design my Paris Hotel Boutique holiday card (above).
Coleen has an amazing eye for color and juxtaposition. It was so much fun working with her on my card. She has a unique process for developing her artwork by getting to know her customer and tailoring her design to capture your personality & viewers. We collaborated about ideas by Coleen inquiring about everything from my favorite colors to what message I wanted to convey, then translating it into online art form.
Coleen's element of whimsy is what really excited me. I told her to surprise me with the card and when she e-mailed me the draft, I was more than thrilled! The most exciting part about working with Coleen is that her artwork is one-of-a-kind and doesn't look like a mass-produced commercial e-mail. Thanks Coleen for creating my fabulous card!
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Oh no, yet another blog to add to my reading! I stumbled upon this blog, while reading d. sharp journal. I've spent most of my morning looking at all of the lovely packaging. What fun gift boxes at Maison Bertaux in London (above), designed by Harriman Steel. "Shop at Maison Bertaux, it's where fashion meets cake." How cute are these? If you are in London, I'd definitely purchase something there, just to present someone with one of those boxes!
I'd love a bottle of St-Germain, designed by Sandstrom Partners. "St-Germain is an artisan French liqueur made from hand-picked wild elderflowers." An elegant bottle for your to serve your guests with!
The vintage-style imagery & quirky humor is great on these mints by Red Dog Candy, box designed by Moxie Sozo.
Okay, now you can see what I've been doing this morning. Check out Lovely Package-- "the leading source for the very best that package design has to offer."
I was excited to read MA Belle's post about the J. Crew men's shop in New York City. J. Crew's first menswear-only boutique takes the place of the former Liquor Store Bar in Tribeca. The store was designed by Andy Spade and his business partner, Anthony Sperduti.
The vintage decor looks phenomenal with its dark paneling and antique displays, leather club chairs, old books and more. They even carry a new line of Red Wing boots, so worn that they look like you've worn them for a lifetime. Old school pieces such as vintage Timex watches add a touch of vintage. It's refreshing that they didn't "modernize" it and kept all the original fixtures such as the bar and fireplace. Now this looks like a fun place to shop!
Andy Spade's advice for cultivating personal style; "Go back to your history and where you came from. Research things that are special to you and not available to everyone."
I just adore vintage bus signs! The provenance combined with the old typography makes them extra special. And, they are great pieces of art. I have one in my dining room and people seem to be intrigued by it. It's sort of one of those quirky, unexpected pieces that add a spark to a room.
I currently have some for sale on my website. This extra special trolley bus sign (above) is from Bournemouth, a large coastal resort town on the south coast of England. Cricket, Tennis, Circus, Carnival, Pageant...it doesn't get better than that! I've never seen a sign like this before. The town of Bournemouth hosted many events of the Festival, hence all the activities on the sign would make sense. Upon research, Bournemouth sounds like a great tourist town with lots of history, great beaches, culture and a professional football club, too!
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The Yuletide season calls for unique and wonderful holiday displays. This year, don't let your creativity go to waste with our exciting photo contest. Submit a snapshot of your decorated tree along with a description of your design, and get a chance to win gift cards from Christmas Tree Market!
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Before entering the contest, upload a photo of your Christmas tree to your Facebook account. Go to the contest app found on the Christmas Tree Market Facebook page and select the action "Submit your Extraordinary Tree Photo from Facebook" to earn three (3) entries. Performing any Facebook actions that require authentication will ask users to authorize the Gleam Competitions Facebook app. Browse through any albums that exist on your Facebook account to select the photo you wish to submit. Privacy setting of this album should be set to public.
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Water Balance Study of Tonle Bati Irrigation Project, Cambodia
Chreang, Leng (1999) Water Balance Study of Tonle Bati Irrigation Project, Cambodia. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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This study on water balance in the paddy field was done to determine crop evapotranspiration and water use efficiency. The experiment was conducted during the main season for three rice varieties, namely: Phcar Khney, Kung Sor and IR66. All varieties were nursed and transplanted in three adjacent plots. Three plots, 100 square meters each, were prepared in a large paddy field. The transplanting spacing in the experimental plots was 20x20 cm and the number of seedlings per hill was 3. The results obtained on seasonal water requirement for evapotranspiration varied with varieties. They were 680, 771 and 454 mm for Phcar Khney, Kung Sor, and IR66, respectively. Daily average evapotranspiration was 6.1 mm/day throughout the season for all varieties. Water use efficiency was calculated by using equation (ETc + S&P)/(IR + RF). The results obtained ranged from 50% to 71%, or an average of 63% for the three plots. For an area, where lateral seepage is negligible, the water use efficiency should be 60% for wet season rice.
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Ballyronan Marina is a picturesque boating & tourist facility, situated in the village of Ballyronan on the shores of Lough Neagh, approx. 12 miles from Cookstown.
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This post will be super short! i just wanted to give you guys an overview and highlight some of what happened this week.This week was fun, but I am honestly excited to go home and see my family and friends.We focused on entering the mess and jumping into the conversations and issues of our lives. We did a homeless outreach Tuesday night where we were able to deliver sack lunches to the homeless community here. It was a really cool experience because it made me realize how much I have that I don't even need. Another highlight of the week was my church BBQ and baptism. It was really fun and it was awesome how they made the baptisms such a celebratory event. Over 200 people were baptized that day and over 2,000 people attended the event. The week was super fun but I really wanted to highlight these two things! I am really looking forward to going home and spending time with my family and friends! 2 weeks left!
Week 7- #DoitfortheVine
The theme for this week was " Do it for the Vine". The theme verse was John 15:5 which says, " I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I will them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing". The vision behind this theme was to be reminded of who I am living for and that is Jesus! This week was super cool because I was constantly reminded that I am evangelizing, reaching out to family and friends back home, and living my life for the glory of Jesus and to make His name famous.
Monday, I went to the college campus and evangelized for the majority of the day. On Tuesday night, we had a prayer and worship night on the beach and it was absolutely amazing to worship publicly and pray publicly over the prayer requests of the San Diego community.It was really powerful to see so many college students pray and worship together. On Wednesday night, I did a beach outreach. I was paired with a guy and we walked down the beach evangelizing. We got a chance to talk to a guy who was a Christian but did not associate himself with a organized religion.It was really fun and interesting to talk to him and hear reasons why he believed what he believed.
Thursday, I worked all day and went to our women's time. I really enjoyed women's time because we talked about gossip, the problems with gospel, what happens when we gossip and how God calls us to respond to gossip. When we address conflict, Matthew 18:15 tells us that we should address conflict with the intention to win our brother or sister back. This was really something I enjoyed learning about because it's definitely something that everyone struggles with including myself.
I worked all day friday and then I went to our FNL weekly meeting. The worship was awesome at FNL and the message was about "Motives". It was really convicting to learn and hear that we honestly don't always have genuine motives at heart. Isaiah 64: 6-7 talks about how when we do things out of the wrong motives, we're like dirty rags. The message really made me evaluate why I do the things I do.
Saturday was super cool because I got to hangout with my cousin that lives here in San Diego and it was just really nice to be able to take a day away and go shopping. Today, I went to church and the message was about listening and learning how to hear God's voice and follow Him. The message was awesome. The three main points were 1) If we want to know God's will, we have to learn His voice. In order to know his voice, we have spend time with Him and keep step with the Holy Spirit. 2) We have to listen for when to move to and when to stay. I know for me, I LOVE comfort and I tend to rely on God when I'm comfortable. 3). Following God's path makes an eternal impact. One thing the speaker said that I really liked was that we have to step out FIRST and then God will show up—–> that's FAITH.
Overall, it was a really good week! God is really raising me up and taking me higher in him. I can;t wait to take everything I'm learning and experiencing back to St. Louis and Springfield.
" For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people." – 1 Thessalonians 2:4(NLT)
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Weeks 3-6 !
NO MORE BRAIDSSSS!!! Lol It has been a LONG time.. about 5 weeks to be exact since the last time I've updated you guys. I have been super busy so I apologize. There is so much to share but I will squeeze 5 weeks of my experience into one short blog post. Please feel free to email me or comment your email address if you have any questions :).
Week 3 ( Killing the Giants ) The theme for Week 3 was "Killing the Giants". This week we were challenged to look at situations that are "giants" in our lives. My giant for this week was showing the love of Christ. I don't hate people, its just with the transition of not having roommates to living with three other roommates, it has been a little rocky. During this week, God just really showed me that I needed to constantly depend on him to lead me in how I should love others. During this week we also had a "Will Listen" outreach where we went out into the community with "will listen" signs to spark conversations. So many times, as Christians we do all the talking, but this outreach was just an opportunity to listen to those in the San Diego Community.
Week 4 ( Empowered) Week 4 was all about being Empowered. During this week,we had an international dinner. We were all split up in different countries and I was put in America of all places. Being in America, life was good,we had sooooo much food. I ate for about 8 people that day. We were able to visit other countries and give them money but we couldn't give them any food. The staff kept encouraging us to eat and eat and eat. It was so tempting, but after a while I stopped because I was so full. This was such a powerful experience!
During our debrief time , we learned that so many times when we travel to different countries we focus on ourselves instead of focusing on God and how we can lead people to Him. This experience also helped me learn how selfish I am and how easily distracted I can get. Being in America, we had it all…food, games, movies, music…EVERYTHING. I watched the other people in the other countries as they stared at my food. The staff did a great job of showing how easy it is to get distracted and fall into temptation.
We also went on a women's retreat this weekend. It was awesome!!! We went to Indian Hills camp site and we did an obstacle course and some team building activities with our roommates. The women's retreat was super cool because we finished our series on learning the women in the genealogy of Jesus(sOOOOO GOOD). This was a super POWERFUL WEEK!
Week 5 ( Transition) Week 5 was all about Transition. As apart of our project, we have about 40 staff members who are here with us during the first 5 weeks of project. They leave during week 5 and choose students to step up as leaders. We had a core leadership team of 4( two directors and two operations staff) as well as ministry team staff members. I was chosen to be on leadership as one of the project directors. I was so humbled and honored that they chose me. I was finally starting to get used to being a follower and learning how to be a great follower when God called me to step up and lead. I did not know what to expect and I still could't believe it was time for staff to go. I wanted them to stay ! lol The encouragement I got from my peers when my name was announced as project director was incredible. It felt good to have the support of those around me. So many other staff members came up to me and told me how proud they were of me.
During week 5, I was also baptized. I had never been baptized before so I prayed about it and asked my missional team leaders from back in Springfield if they would baptize me at the project wide baptism. On Monday June 23,2014, I made a public declaration that I was a daughter of the King and that I would do WHATEVER IT TAKES to worship God and do what He calls me to do. It was such an incredible night. I also really wanted my best friend and one of my first college friends Sarah-Grace to baptize me. Yes, three people baptized me and yes it was AWESOME! Getting baptized was definitely one of the highlights of my summer.
Week 6 ( Step up and Push Through) This week was our first week without staff. As a responsibility of being on the leadership team, we are required to set the theme of the week for students. We chose the theme "step up and push through" to encourage students to step up as leaders and to push through the end of project. our theme verses were Hebrews 12:1-3 and Philippians 3:14. This week myself along with the other members of my ministry team had the opportunity to train students on how to share their testimony. It was really cool to see students step up as leaders! On the 4th, I got a chance to go to the San Diego country fair and it was a blast!!! I got to ride so many rides and go to the petting zoo. #funtimes
I love this lady! She invested in my life so much this summer and I am excited to see how God works through her as she travels to East Asia. #welovefreestuff
Going DEEPER>>>>( Week 2)
The theme this week was going deeper and I can honestly say I went deep FAST. The week started with me attending a church service on sunday. The service was awesome! I really enjoyed the pastor and his style of speaking the Word. When he first started speaking, he told the congregation that we should work to become biblical scholars and that we should learn the Word of God for ourselves.
On Monday, I went to San Diego State University here in town where I did some evangelizing and had a small group bible study. The campus was absolutely beautiful and their bookstore was HUGE! Monday, I had a night of reflection where I spend two hours with God. It was so awesome and God used this time to show me why he is developing humility in me this summer. I have never been a prideful person, but I am lacking some of the key qualities of a humble person. See Phil 2:1-5 for the qualities of a humble person.
On Tuesday, I went to Mt. Soledad for a night of prayer. It was so beautiful even though the heights scared me a little bit. Wednesday was a chill day and I got to be lazy for the day.
Thursday, I went to work and had a really rough day. After work, I kept thinking if I should be working at McDonald's and I wondered why my day had to be so hard. After work , we had a women's time and I learned the story of Tamar. Tamar's story helped me realize that God never forgets. It was super encouraging because it helped me realized that no matter how I feel , I know in my heart that God has not forgot about me.
Friday was super awesome because I was off work and I finally got to sleep in since I've been here. We have a worship service called FNL on Friday nights and this past Friday, my missional team leader ,Justin, at MSU spoke and gave an incredible message. After FNL, I got to hangout with my best friend and first college friend Sarah-Grace. I loved being able to catch up with Sarah Grace and process through my experience so far.
This week was honestly incredibly difficult, but it helped me realize that challenges are God's way of building me up and making me stronger. Last week was my first time riding the bus EVER and this week after riding the bus almost everyday I am able to give people directions on how to catch the bus. I am super excited for next week! GO BEARS!
JUMP IN! ( Week 1)
I made it to San Diego Tuesday and I have been going non-stop since I got here. So much has happened this week, but I will only highlight a few things. I have been truly blessed with a great DNA small group( Holly, Leanne and Lauren) who I get to dig into scripture and go through life with this summer. I also live with three other girls. When I first arrived, I was welcomed by about 50 students and Cru staff members. I was so excited and couldn't believe I was actually in San Diego. We kicked off the summer project by talking about our theme for the week. The theme for this week is JUMP IN. We talked about how Peter dropped his nets and followed Jesus in Luke 5. It was so encouraging to hear how Peter gave up everything and jumped right in and followed Jesus.
This week has been super busy but I have jumped right in! I have put all of my pride, fear, etc. away and have shared my story with my DNA group and shared the gospel on the beach. The bible calls us to share the gospel! I have learned that successful evangelism is not if a person accepts Christ, but it taking initiative and leaving the results to God.
On Friday we had a worship night and it awesome to sing worship to God with over 100 college students. Today, I started training at McDonald's and it was pretty crazy. I did online training for my first two hours and I ended my day shadowing one of the managers.
As I started this summer project, God is showing me more and more everyday that this summer He is going to work my humility. I am not arrogant or prideful by any means but God is using this time to strip me of everything I am used to. I am excited about being able to learn how to really dig in the Bible, learn how to have a good quiet time with the Lord, and building community with other college students from around the country. Please keep me in prayer and feel free to email me at email@example.com to get my address to send me letters :)!
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"But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory."- Philippians 4:19
"The moment you realize how great you are, you become UNSTOPPABLE"- My homie's neighbor
This song just simply says, I would be nothing without you.People give me compliments daily, but I would be nothing without God. What would our lives look like if we pointed the glory that people give us—–> to God. This week God really showed me that ALL things are possible with Him. Take a step of faith today and trust God to do the impossible!