Same I didn't take a ton of pics this day:)
Food Market that we passed on Sunday:)
This is the Train Station that we go to every day!

June 5th Sunday

Today was a hard day. We woke up later than we thought and barely caught free breakfast. While there we realized we were not going to be able to catch the train with everyone else to go to church. so bummed out about that we came back to our room and got ready and caught up on some things we needed to do. We decided we would walk around our town Leysin. On our way up to check what time the train was leaving to catch up with some of our friends the girls we were going down with informed us that the train was going to leave. So we grabbed our stuff and headed to the train station. We made it to Lausanne where we were suppose to be meeting people to get paddle boats but it kind of fell through. Kaitlyn, Lori, and I walked around looked at shops and I bought a bracelet. Then we had our first experience with Kebabs for lunch!!! They were amazing to say the least!! Then we wandered around town and passed a bar filled with people watching a tennis match so we went in for the experience and bought some Pepsi's and yelled at the T.V. with the locals!!! We came back ate dinner which the main course was some kind of fish and the first thing I didn't really like. After dinner we had a talk about Steiner. Then went and built a fire. we are all becoming so close so having a bon fire and roasting marsh mellows is so much fun! Started out not great but ended good:)

Waffles with Sarah!
Kaitlyn and I giving the what's up face!
Notre-Dame-de-Valere
Just a cool ally way I took a picture of:)

The Witch's Tower

June 4th Saturday

Today was the first day that I was actually able to get ready!! Downside while trying to straighten my hair I blew the straightener out. Sorry Mom:) So after getting all ready with straight hair and blowing up my Mom's flat Iron Talia and I walked up the hill of death that we walk up everyday. Just as we got to the top I realized I had forgotten my Swiss pass (which gets me free transportation all over Switzerland) and my passport. So down the hill I sprinted with only 15 mins. until the train was coming to get us. I was nervous but after sprinting down and part of the way back up I turned the corner to the train station and the train pulled up:) We went to Sion where we saw the Witch's tower a place where they kept people that were accused of being witch's. Then to the Notre-Dame-de-Valere where we heard the world's oldest functioning organ! It was amazing we had our own private concert!! Next we visited a stone Altar where sacrifices were made. Then we went to the Tourbillon castle ruins which were awesome! Then it was off to the Street Art Festival. The entertainment was interesting to say the least. But we window shopped and me and Sarah got a waffle and they were delicious!! Then back to Leysin for dinner time. After dinner Bob and Angela two of the advisors joined some of us for some yoga and then I taught everyone the shuffle, which turned into more teaching and then a giant dance party!! Bob was killing me he was trying so hard which was awesome he is great and so is Angela!!! Great advisors really make the trip!!

Hospice continued Day 3

Today was our last day at the Hospice, which to clarify... Bob thought it was a Monestary but actually the Friar corrected him and told him it was a Hospice. A Hospice is a place for people to gather and a Monestary is for the Monks or Friars to gather. We had class for an hour and packed our gear up. Class was amazing as usual we discussed our core values and roles and personal mission statements. Angela who is one of the consultants for the Huntsman School of Business helped us prepare! She is awesome and her and I have become fast friends we have very enjoyable conversations about life:) After we had tea time at 10:30 and then wrapped up and had free time to play ping pong!! Then lunch time came we ate our last meal and we helped the Friars clean again. This time the museum they were so grateful for our hard work and our quickness... 112 hands makes the work go faster. After we all got ready and bundled up to trek down the hill, we met everyone in the hall way to say goodbye. Dominique who is the owner of the hotel and one of our guides, spoke first and thanked us for all we had done and worked for at the Hospice he choked up and then we all sang God Be With You Til We Meet Again. It made me tear up just being there with the friar and being able to serve and realizing no matter our nationality our faith or our circumstance we are all God's children and even though I was sad and knew I would never see these people again. I knew we would meet again at Jesus feet. Then Friar Josee sand a pslam with us. We kissed Margarite and Friar goodbye and began our walk down. It was beautiful all the snow had melted. Then it was more trains and buses and dinner time then we were exhausted so sleep followed that.

The Congregation at Mass
Me, Kaitlyn, and Pam at Mass
Lori and AJ at Mass
Chapel Ceiling
Front of the Chapel

Hospice continued Day 2

This morning after breakfast and class we attended a special mass for the accention of Christ. It is a holiday that is celebrated all over Europe to commemorate the accending of Christ into Heaven. Mass is very interesting to me and it was fun to be a part of it. My favorite part was when one of the girls in our group Amory sang two hymns the first was Abide With Me and the second was How Great Thou Art (and this girl was on American Idol and she is amazing) it brought me to tears almost and it was such a testimony to me of the truthfulness of the church and how powerful a hymn is. Next we took a walk to the Italy side of the Alps is was nice to get out of the Hospice and play around and hike and take pictures. A large group of the guys all jumped into the snow with out their shirts on it was hilarious:) After our hike we came back to the Hospice and did a service project for the Friar we cleaned the entire chapel. It was so neat to serve them, especially after all they had given to us. Then tea time again at 4, then off to meditate and do assignments. I am really enjoying all the classes and assignments so far. After dinner they gave us a tour of the cellar and of the museum they have there. Right as Kaitlyn and I were walking out of our tour we ran into the rest of our group headed to the bar so we joined them. One of the girls who is working at the Hospice came with us her name is Margarite. She is very nice and can translate so that was nice. We got the best coconut and lemon Ice Cream that came in real coconuts and lemons and Lori and I got a Coke also. Some members of our group drank some alcohol that was called the cup of friendship. It was an interesting night ha. It is fun to hang out with locals and try to soak everything in.