It Was The Best Summer of My Life: Part III

Jasper was something I will never forget. Good times with friends, cooking over an open fire and watching Sari devour smore after smore after smore after smore...however, no where near as fast and as much as Tyler(you're a man among men). I just love that God puts the desire for community into our hearts because I definitely find it with you guys and I thank you for such an awesome time. However, I would love some pictures of the trip but I do not know where I would get them...hmmm...if only someone had brought a camera. There are lots of good stories probably my favorite being Greg getting hit by a rockslide or even better was the random Cold Lake Cougar attacks which unfortunately Greg was also a victim of. I do have a picture of the cougar in its natural habitat but you will have to wait until the end of the Blog. Overall, it does not get any better than Jasper '06 unless we do it again this year WHICH WE BETTER!!! But it would also be better if some of our other friends had come, bunch of bums.

After Jasper was also very exciting because I got to go back to school which is way better than anyone else's school right now, from what I hear anyway. My homework consists of converting recipes for about 20min a night and thats about it. We do also get other harder assignments like an entire 1500 word essay about Remember the Titans and my Garde Manger final project was a little difficult because I had to invent a salad. By the way the "Great White Ninja Salad" was a success and tasty if you come over I'll make it for you. The biggest project we have had to do so far is not even close to being done but is huge is a Pay It Forward type project. I do not have any of the details worked out yet but it will be a food ministry for the less fortunate around Christmas time that I get to organize. More details to come on that. In addition to Garde Manger, I had the opportunity to take a Butcher class as well as customer service in which I was a 5 Star waiter for 3 weeks. VERY COOL! We got to do everything from table side Caesar salads to decanting wine at the table and table side flambe desserts. It was a really awesome experience. Just on Monday we started Dessert lab where we get to learn the basic baking fundamentals. I only have 3 more weeks left in school and then I have a 4 week practicum at the Macdonald Hotel which I am really excited about. School is almost over for now which I am excited for because I get to start making money again.

This is the part of the Blog where I deliver the really exciting news that I promised in the last Blog. Capernwray Hall in Lancashire, England is going to receive the Newman Experience! Yeppers, I just got my acceptance for September a few weeks ago. Now I have to work like a dog for the next 10 months in order to save the $17,000 I'll need for tuition, airfare, and my Great Italian Escape during the 4 week mid term break with my wicked awesome world traveling buddy Hanna who will also be attending school with me. I am super excited about what God is bringing me to England for and what he will teach me there.

Saturday is the SIM brunch in which I am also excited about. Mostly because I just remembered it tonight and because I get to share with others the awesome things that God did in my life in and through Peru and its people. My new job is also going great. I am officially a prep cook at Century Grill and Bar. The people there are just awesome and I cannot complain about the scenery. What is even better about it is that it looks like I will be able to work a larger number of hours there after school is done I am hoping for like 60/week.

All in all, I am having a great time in Edmonton and I am looking forward to having any visitors; however, I am officially poor so if you buy the food I'll cook it for you. Here are some pics for my final part of this summer story. Oh yah and just to set the record strait, no matter what you hear from Keller, he is the one with the excessive gas I think it comes from all the Tuna and hotsauce that he consumes, IT'S RANCID!!!