It is almost one month since I left Zambia. It was quite busy time for me. First to rest a bit after very busy program in Zambia before my departure, then a long travel for 3 days, probably the longest in my life, and some tiredness to adjust to a new time with 7 hours difference to Zambian time. Slowly, slowly everything settled. I had a nice welcome in an SVD community in Toronto, where I spent Christmas. It was a very mix community: Portuguese, Italian, English and some others. Two days after my arrival I had already a funeral for the Italian family in Italian and English. Then I could observe a different way of organizing Christmas. Christmas was quite nice and colorful. Just before Christmas we had a trip to Negara, it is a beautiful falls, but very different from Victoria Falls. Also before New Year we went to Montreal to an another SVD community. There we really experienced winter, very heavy snow (50cm in 24 hours) and -15 temperature. New Year again in Toronto within nice international community party up to 2am. There was very good Portuguese food. After New Year I went to visit my friend from the seminary after 25 years. Now he is with wife and 5 children, very happy. From him I went to London (not London in England)but Canadian London. I stay in the lecturer house, although I am half way student, half way lecturer. I got here a complementary stay and study for my work here as an assistant chaplain in the University. So far I am quite happy with such arrangements. I have also an easy contact to the seminary and the library there. It is a great time for me to stand a bit aside from my mission to have some reflections, study a bit, review my Spirit and come to encounter different pastoral approaches. Then I could go back to the Mission with a new Spirit and a new energy. Also I review a bit of Spanish here as well, not forgetting my African languages. This is all now in brief. Now more often something would go to my blog in polish and later translated in English. You are welcome.
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