http://www.paulandcatherine.com paulandcatherine.com Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:36:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The weather's heating up in Athens, and this week the 17 students and staff who have been visiting from Texas will be wrapping up their ministry on campus. It's been wonderful having them here. Inside our most recent letter [below in pdf format], you'll find such fun ... http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2008/06/23/our-june-newsletter/ Man, you people sure can pray! As of yesterday evening, we are officially tangled in the World Wide Web again! OTE ["Oh-Tay" for all you Little Rascals] had our internet raring to go in under 20 days! After waiting 3 months for our last internet company [Boo, Vodafone!!!], ... http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2008/05/31/back-to-the-present/ You may have noticed that we have been slow to update our blog, and have been impossible to reach on our phone. Where have we been? Were we captured by pirates? Have we switched to communicating in only in Greek, forgetting out all our English-speaking relationships? The answer actually ... http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2008/05/09/where-weve-been-virtually/ This month Catherine explains how Easter in Greece sometimes happens a little later than in America, we keep March Madness going well into April, and we make a few friends by means of some creative photographs! Read it all and more by clicking the picture below, or just click ... http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2008/03/28/our-march-newsletter/ [image courtesy of www.greecetravel.com, a great guide for travel information in Greece] Last Monday, March 10, was the first day of Orthodox Lent, or Σαρακοστή, called Clean Monday [Κάθαρα Δευτέρη]. On this day, Greeks go to open areas around Athens and fly kites. It's really a beautiful thing to see. ... http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2008/03/18/clean-monday-and-the-filthy-smelly-week-that-followed/ We've been away from internet-land for a while lately, since the internet in our home has been down for over a MONTH! Never to fear, though. We're getting caught up whenever we can get our hands on a wi-fi connection. We emailed and USPS-ed our February newsletter weeks ago, ... http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2008/02/28/our-february-newsletter/ http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2008/02/19/snowday/ The semester is ending this week, and exams begin for students next week. It’s hard to believe we’re through with our first semester in Athens! We’re days away from packing our things and heading to our staff conference with other staff from Europe and the surrounding area. You can ... http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2008/01/23/our-january-newsletter/ We wish you a Merry Christmas from Greece! We have so many things to be thankful for this Christmas! We finally have internet set up in our home, so we have been able to talk to our families today, and we can update you here! If you read our ... http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2007/12/25/merry-christmas-from-greece/ It's been a busy month filled with holiday celebrations, time with new friends, and even a little travel. Below you'll find our most recent newsletter in pdf format. Download it by clicking on the picture below, or by clicking here. http://www.paulandcatherine.com/2007/12/13/our-december-newsletter/