Pictures soon, I swear!

Marseille is an interesting city. It's 1.2 million, but it's sectioned into what feel like small villages all mashed together. It's old and beautiful, with a spattering of new structures throughout, but what stands out the most to a person who's only been to Paris is how casual Marseille is. While it's still an incredibly French city, you also get a sense that people work in order to relax--they don't relax between work. Being next to the ocean gives it a laid-back, vacation-like, 'we don't really care what you do' atmosphere.

Tonight, my friend and co-intern Emma, and I have our first assignment. We will be teaching an English conversation class for adults!....and we're doing this all on our own. On Thursday, we'll be having an American picnic at the church for the English classes. Emma and I are helping to prepare, cook, plan, etc. As many of you know, though I live in Texas, I'm not exactly your cowboy-boot-wearing, horseback riding, tabacco chewing kind of girl. However, my assignment for the picnic (as the only Texan) is to teach all of the French people from ages thirty to seventy to line dance. Yup...

As for my adventures in Marseille, there have already been a number. Between meeting all kinds of new people, getting lost downtown, realizing that the "Casino" was actually a grocery store, and trying to communicate past serious language barriers, Marseille is quickly becoming unforgettable.

Lastly, I'd like to say that I'm living with an incredibly French couple, and if I could ask for you guys to pray for anything, it would be that I would be able to develop significant relationships with them, and that God might draw them into the church here in Marseille.

A la prochaine!
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