Week 11
This was a crazy week at CBCE. We had final exams and projects presented on Monday and Tuesday followed by celebration dinners. The new term and new classes started on Wednesday morning.
Thursday was another day of new classes but then Friday was a free day to have a long weekend. The students all took full advantage of the long weekend. Quite a few students traveled. One group to Guayaquil (the largest city in Ecuador) and another to Mindo (this is a small town in a cloud forest). A group of 19 students and deans climbed Cotopaxi (the tallest active volcano in the world) on Saturday morning. They came home to a home-cooked meal made by some of the students that stayed behind on campus. Still other students stayed closer to campus or spent the night at a hotel in Quito to be able to spend a bit of time away and a group spent Sunday at a hot springs called Papallacta. It was a great weekend and everyone came back safe and sound.
One of the mothers that regularly reads this blog suggested that we do student profiles so that you can get to know the students a bit. I am going to do a couple each week, in no particular order.
Student Profiles
Name: Alex Melin
Home Town: Cambridge, MN
Age: 19
Interests: Hunting, long walks on the beach, drawing, reading and sports, playing, and his Bible
Favorite thing about CBC: The people and breakfast
Future Plans: Retiring for life
Name: Mary Elmstrand
Home Town: North Branch, MN
Age: 19
Interests: berry picking, sudoku, ultimate frizbee, meeting new people
Favorite thing about CBC: E4 group (her small group) and learning dances with the other girls
Future Plans: Probably attending the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire
Side note: While we have 12 students from Minnesota Alex and Mary are fighting for the role of “strongest Minnesota accent.”
Prayer requests: Bob Auger (the director of CBCE) is traveling in the states right now, the students are starting new classes and continued prayer for health and safety.
Photos: (From top to bottom) A group out to dinner after finals; the group that went to Papallacta (Holly, Tess, Andrew, Kira, Azurlee and Alexis); Jake, Micah, Luke and Judson at the summit of Cotopaxi; Heidi, Hannah, Mary, Greta, Alexis and Azurlee climbing up the mountain; Kira, Tess, Michael and Kylene in Guayaquil; Natalie cooking for the troops; Elin Wickstrom, Karianne, Molly and Laura on their way out to Mindo; Alex and Mary
Thursday was another day of new classes but then Friday was a free day to have a long weekend. The students all took full advantage of the long weekend. Quite a few students traveled. One group to Guayaquil (the largest city in Ecuador) and another to Mindo (this is a small town in a cloud forest). A group of 19 students and deans climbed Cotopaxi (the tallest active volcano in the world) on Saturday morning. They came home to a home-cooked meal made by some of the students that stayed behind on campus. Still other students stayed closer to campus or spent the night at a hotel in Quito to be able to spend a bit of time away and a group spent Sunday at a hot springs called Papallacta. It was a great weekend and everyone came back safe and sound.
One of the mothers that regularly reads this blog suggested that we do student profiles so that you can get to know the students a bit. I am going to do a couple each week, in no particular order.
Student Profiles
Name: Alex Melin
Home Town: Cambridge, MN
Age: 19
Interests: Hunting, long walks on the beach, drawing, reading and sports, playing, and his Bible
Favorite thing about CBC: The people and breakfast
Future Plans: Retiring for life
Name: Mary Elmstrand
Home Town: North Branch, MN
Age: 19
Interests: berry picking, sudoku, ultimate frizbee, meeting new people
Favorite thing about CBC: E4 group (her small group) and learning dances with the other girls
Future Plans: Probably attending the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire
Side note: While we have 12 students from Minnesota Alex and Mary are fighting for the role of “strongest Minnesota accent.”
Prayer requests: Bob Auger (the director of CBCE) is traveling in the states right now, the students are starting new classes and continued prayer for health and safety.
Photos: (From top to bottom) A group out to dinner after finals; the group that went to Papallacta (Holly, Tess, Andrew, Kira, Azurlee and Alexis); Jake, Micah, Luke and Judson at the summit of Cotopaxi; Heidi, Hannah, Mary, Greta, Alexis and Azurlee climbing up the mountain; Kira, Tess, Michael and Kylene in Guayaquil; Natalie cooking for the troops; Elin Wickstrom, Karianne, Molly and Laura on their way out to Mindo; Alex and Mary
posted by Annalea at 6:11 PM
4 Comments:
looks like you guys keep having fun!!
Nice climb people! Micah you did great, don't forget to stretch.
To all you ladies, I hope you know how amazing it is to have Holly as a dean. She is phenomenal, I lived with her one summer and miss her like crazy. The next time you see her you should put one finger on your nose and with the other hand point at her and say the words "oh you" in your best Minnesotan accent, she'll probably pee her pants.
Holy cow--the dorm wall isn't white! Looks like everyone is having a good year, I hope it continues to be amazing and life-changing for everyone.:)
Hmm, well I don't konw who reads these blogs but thought I'd try a bit! Mar-bear, way to go on being the first student profile, I read up on all the past months in order to find you! Fun to see pics. All, can't wait to meet you and see Ecuador - should be A-mazing. the Elmstrand gals are going to take over campus - just you wait! Love you Mar! Keep on keeping on.
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