by Leslie Hayes | Jul 19, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
Day 3 in Beijing After we finished testing, we went out to lunch without Ms. Talley and Dr. Stewart. We felt so accomplished after we got exactly what we attempted to order. We then went back to the school and got our classroom assignments! Although Prentice and I are...
by Leslie Hayes | Jul 19, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
My trip to England has been a different and exciting experience so far. On our first full day in Oxford, we went to the weekly market in the morning and bought fresh fruit and vegetables and explored some of the city. Thursday was our first class and in the afternoon,...
by Leslie Hayes | Jul 18, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
This weekend was absolutely incredible! Possibly one of the best in my entire life! We left on Friday morning and headed to Cardiff, Wales on a train. Europe is has an amazing train system, which allows people to travel very quickly and easily cross-country. We had...
by Leslie Hayes | Jul 15, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
For the last few weeks we have been helping to run a few Christian Camps. The first of these was Camp Orion, the objective of which is to reach out to and build relationships with unchurched youth from the Brisbane area. Orion was smaller this year than in past...
by Leslie Hayes | Jul 15, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
At our second festival, Alive, it rained on and off, but, despite the muddy playground inside the merch tent, there were some upsides. When the downpours would come, masses would cram inside the merch tent to wait out the storm. There was a group of people crowded up...