Thursday, 10 July 2008
Emerging leadership?
When I was in my first year at university, my boyfriend at the time told me that there were two types of people in the world: leaders and followers. Natural leaders shine inspiration and charisma,
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Suschangeability.
The sun has finally reemerged after a long and gloomy winter. Sunshine has the extraordinary ability to increase motivation and optimism; and remarkably, it seems to make Londoners friendlier! Yet
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Subverting discipline.
Discipline has been on my mind these past few months. Whereas my co-workers work exclusively with secondary school students, my work is primarily focused on younger children. And with this younger
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Into the woods.
February has been an awkward month, as it feels as though I’ve spent more time away than onsite. I took my second week of holiday and visited Jerusalem with friends. The trip was unbelievable, but
Friday, 1 February 2008
Flip-flops and hamsters.
It’s January, and I’m wearing flip-flops. I’ve resisted so far, even though, back home, I wear flip-flops until the second or third snowfall. I’m not quite sure why; maybe it’s the oppressive
Amanda arrived on a jetplane from the USA in August 2007, opting to give a year to serve abroad and we’re very excited to have her at St Mary’s! A North Dakotan, she occasionally jogs, plays a mean guitar (which is blue), is a summer camp supremo (suprema?) and is strangely unaffected by the cold.
Amanda’s focus is developing work with the church as well as mentoring and wider activities in the local community.
Amanda finished at St Mary’s in August 2008.
