My Birthday :)

I had a wonderful birthday. :) We just spent the day watching movies and drinking tea. It was quite lovely.

We watched Ladies in Lavender as it's filmed in Cornwall, England. I love this film. It made me a bit homesick but it was good to hear a proper Cornish accent again and watch them have tea and toast and pasties. :)

My favorite album at the moment I think is Hillsong's This is Our God. I love it so much. Could have something to do with the fact that that's pretty much everything we sang at Soul Survivor. Lots of memories behind those songs. But they are pretty awesome songs. :) Love it. My sister gave me an iTunes gift card for my birthday...I'm thinking of buying most of this album with it. But I might want some Tim Hughes too....oh, I don't know! :)

I bought myself a box of tea for my birthday with my World Market gift card my brother got me for Christmas. I LOVE this stuff...but it always gives me the jitters as it's pretty high in caffeine. But...I really really do love it.

Because Gen is the coolest...she got me a hot water bottle and made me the coziest fleece cover for it. She knows me well. :D I fell in love with hot water bottles last Christmas while I was staying in England. Auntie Ann would fill one up for me every night and it was the most comforting thing. :)

And she gave me the coolest book ever....

It inspires me! I love it. :)

My brother gave me Persuasion on DVD and my sister gave me candles and bubble bath and hand cream from a British cosmetic line.

Hmmm....kinda funny everything seems to revolve around England. I know I probably talk about it way too much all the time. I miss it so much. I'm slowly learning to get involved where I'm at. But one day I'll go back. I'll see the rugged coastlines and cobbled streets again and give and get warm hugs from friends and family.

In the meantime, I'll enjoy the friends and family I have here. :)

Memories on Video

I've really been missing everybody in England lately. I was going through some of my pictures and ran accross a couple videos that made me smile. I thought I'd post them on here. They may not mean as much to you as they do to me, they may be rather boring. But it brings back so many memories for me, I just wanted to share. :)

This video is from my last week in Cornwall. We had a BBQ at the beach as a going away party for me, Ben, and Stella as we were all leaving the same weekend. This is a game of ultimate frisbee, it was fun to watch them. :) They got so into it.

This is poor Ben while we were camping at Soul Survivor after we all bribed him to eat a red hot chili pepper. K, for the record...I had NO idea they were that hot!

Alice in Cornwall...

Tim Burton is making a new version of Alice in Wonderland and it's being filmed in my own beloved Cornwall!

So exciting! And Johnny Depp is playing the Mad Hatter. haha So exciting.

Feeling Homesick...

As hard as I've been fighting it...I'm homesick for Cornwall. So to furthur torture myself, I thought I'd post some pictures for you all to see just a peek of why.

This was one of my favorite views. Every time I walked past this driveway I just had to stop and stare. The lane that leads to home:

Two of the coolest people ever, Matt & Westy: (This picture was taken at about 7:20am when they drove me to the train station so they're a bit sleepy eyed)

Another favorite view:

Team work:

The sea: :)

Ultimate Frisbee:

Gracie my darling:

Adventures:
Melissa:

Me and Sam in London:

Big Ben: (I finally got to see it after 17 years of dreaming of it)

I love Sam:

Belinda is just cool: :)
It's so hard to cordinate everyone for pictures...haha
I loved walking everywhere....

I miss all these amazing people and places so much. But I know one day I'll go back. Hopefully soon! :)

A few Pictures:

It's been a long time since I've uploaded pictures! Here's a few:

Heather, Hermione and Grace enjoying hot chocolate at Gylly Beach cafe:
Lovely Belinda and I:
Ping pong after church one night back at the barn:
Yeah B!!

Oasis Church vs. Highway Church football game:

We all came to support them: :)

Heather and I:
Go team!

Far and Away

Life has been busy over here in the UK. I rarely have internet so it's been dificult for me to keep this blog updated...however, I have been taking lots of pictures so one of these days I'll upload them!
I'm finally getting into the swing of things, I think. I've been filling my schedule with people, volunteer work, and a few moments here and there to just sit and enjoy the incredible beauty of Cornwall.
There are days I'm extreemly homesick, and days I feel right at home. I'm just trying to soak up each moment of this adventure knowing it will soon be over. I want to be able to look back with satisfaction at what I accomplished while I've been here.
I must be off now as I'm at the library and my computer time is almost up...but I just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know I haven't abandoned my blog...I shall return one of these days. :) Hopefully quite soon with pictures!
Keep in touch friends,
~Anna

Our Shoebox of an Apartment...:)

We found an apartment! Heather and I are moving in on Wednesday! So exciting. :)
Here is a picture of the kitchen:
If you stand looking opposite the kitchen this is what you see:
Our dining/living area. :)

Bedroom:Bathroom:
That's it! It's sooo tiny! But big enough to have Bible studies and girls nights which is a HUGE blessing! It's also a great location that's easy for people to get to us. I'm really excited to see how God can use our new location. :)

Seagulls and Fish n' Chips

Seagulls....such innocent little birds. They always made me happy, they made me think of the sea...I never had one evil thought that I can remember toward a seagull. I now must renew my thinking and give warning to my fellow friends...seagulls in Cornwall are DANGEROUS.

Last week my flat mate and I were in town during the lunch hour so we thought we'd grab some yummy fish n' chips. I've been craving fish and chips since...well, long before my plane landed on English soil. So, I was quite excited and then we had the lovely thought to head down and enjoy them by the water on the harbor.

As we sat and enjoyed our wonderful meal...these fat cheeky little seagulls came creeping up to us. I didn't feel comfortable seeing how comfortable they were...but we coninued eating. Next thing I know there's a horrid flapping above my head and then a seagull dives at my lap. My fish was gone. *sigh* Such a lovely piece of fish. Cheeky seagulls. :P

All the locals were looking at me like I was crazy and I have since learned it's a very rookie thing to do, eat any kind of food on the harbor. But we all learn some way, don't we?

So, I am now passing on the word to all of you...so that you wont have the same sad experience I did.

I'm also thinking there ought to be a sign there that says: "WARNING: SEAGULLS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO ATTACK WHEN FOOD IS IN HAND"

Happy Birthday Oasis Cornwall!

Celebrating 1 year:

We had an amzing worship service and an incredible turn out of young people which was really exciting.

Isaac made amazing burgers:
We had to say goodbye to a couple of our University girls, Sam and Grace. :(
Sam, Grace and Belinda:

But we'll get to see them again in September/October!

It was an amazing evening. I really felt God's presence in the room and it was such a joyful celebration.

Decorating....

Yesterday we had a big celabration as it is Oasis Cornwall's 1 year birthday. We all got there early and decorated.

The girls all made really cool posters:


Luke and Heather decorating balloons:

A Day at the Beach...

Heather...

Gorgeous Views: