Right now I'm in the zone of tiredness where I'm in real danger of drifting off to sleep in lectures or during conversations. Why, you might ask? Snowed under with work? Too many nights on the town? Both reasonable guesses, but, well, no. In fact, this weekend was the Big (North East) CU Houseparty weekend.
For those of you who don't know, all of the universities in the UK have a Christian Union, and every year we each hold a weekend mini-break which we call Houseparty.
This year, for the first time, all 16 CU's in the North East of England (from Sheffield to Newcastle and everywhere in between!) got together for a joint Houseparty and descended upon a beautiful church in Leeds, pictured below.
There were over 500 of us!!
We spent the weekend exploring Leeds (including a German Weinachtsmarkt), singing songs, eating hog roast and Chocolate Orange Tiffin (thanks Andy Violet!), looking at bible passages, praying together, watching MIB3, listening to talks by the lovely Becky Manley-Pippert, and playing Jungle Speed (the Raving Rabbids version, obviously).
I'm so glad I went, even if we didn't win the Bake-off. It certainly was a lot of fun!
Now I'm just trying to get back into a routine whereby sleep will allow me not to rely on caffeine to get through my morning lectures.
Na ja, das Leben geht weiter...
On an unrelated note, I have started applying for jobs in Germany. I haven't heard back from any as of yet, but that doesn't mean I won't keep trying. I'll keep you posted as and when I know more!
Alles Liebe,
Louise :) x
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