Michael and Evie Engaged!

Engagement shoots are one of my very favorite things to do ever. Anytime, anyplace. But when it is people I love it is a million times better. My friends Evie and Michael are no exception. 

I loved spending the afternoon with you both. Thanks for climbing walls and shivering in the cold and not rolling your eyes when I said, "Ok, I have another idea" a thousand times. 

yep. 

English class.

Elizabeth and I got to go with Rebecca and help teach her English class. It was CRAZY. Serious CRAZINESS. Of course we had a blast. The classes are not small and the kids are not use to lets call them...RULES. :)  Rebecca is truly amazing. Teaching them with diligence as God works on their hearts. 

They asked us lots of questions about our country. Many of them plan to "go to University in America".  They liked to hear our accents and talking about voting and our President. It was fun just talking with them and letting them practice their English as they told us about their football (soccer) games and life at home. 

I love them...



A good teacher has the potential to be a life changer.  If you are interested in teaching in Romania email me [jocelyn.elise@gmail.com] and I will give you some info. It's is awesome, truly. 

Change the world! 

-jocelyn 

train ride to the mountains!

We are staying with a wonderful family here is Romania. They are simply grand and have been very sweet hosts. 

Mr. Copu runs the Charter First programs. He speaks at conferences to teach the people biblical charter. We have gotten to know his awesome kids,, mostly his 2nd oldest daughter Becaa. She is 22 and teaches English to 150 kids 3 times a week. She is amazing.  I love it when God give me friends I want to be like. She took us along with her to school today. It was a great experience, I learned alot. 

The other day Bec said, "we need to go up the mountain and see the castle!" So we did. Took the train though the country for 3 hours. We saw shakes and mansions. Horse pulled carts and BMWs. When we arrived we ate pastries and I had coffee that tasted like dirt (Miss you madey Kay!) We wandered though the castle that is still used by the royal family. [I also decided I want to be a princess] 

Oh yes the other very cool thing: Mr. Copu was a runner in the 1980 summer Olympics. There are little pieces of memorabilia around the house. I have always wanted to meet someone who competed in athletics for their nation. Now I have. 

Home in just a few days, 

miss you, 

jocelyn elise 

dear Bec, enjoying the train

"Purity Benches" they think of everything here...

România

Elizabeth and I made it to Romania. (if you want the short version of the annoyingly long, very not fun story go to www.elizabethknopp.blogspot.com I could not type it, I would become very angry) 

Here are a few shots from our first night wanderings in the city. 

The people here are very religious--Orthodox. The beautiful, old churches are always full of the devoted. Here a women lights cadelles for her dead relatives.
The skies declare the glory of God, from all parts of the world. 

happy day 

-jocelyn 

paris paris paris!

.yes it is grand.

-j 

paris

Tomorrow elizabeth and I are going to fly to Romania. Do pray, it is hard to be 2 American girls (who cannot blend to save our lives) traveling. For some reason they just know we are from America, not bad just rather wearisome.  

I plan to return to Paris one day, 

much love, 

jocelyn elise 

Paris part 1

:) more to come...

Access to the internet has been hit and miss. 

After a crazy long day of train rides, and too many bags and non-English announcements and hoping we got the right train, and getting lost in the station and trying to find our hostel. Elizabeth and I made it to Paris. 

It was well worth it.  This city is much much better then I thought. Yesterday we say the Effiel Tower and as for now that is the coolest thing I have ever seen. There are cute little coffee shops and everything you would expect to find. 

much love and french bread 

je