Summer Days
It's less than a month until my last summer in Winnipeg comes to a close and I thought it was high time that I take a moment to reflect on what these Winnipeg summers have meant, and especially to share some about the current one. I have been back to Winnipeg for summer work 3 times since I started at EMU in 2009 and each summer has been completely different. My first summer was filled with loneliness, during my second I crushed my pinkie and built relationships with church folk, and this last summer has been about family. Maybe it's that I have been gone two years this time, or maybe it's that I have no plans of coming back, or possibly it is just that I have family in town, but I have not felt the need to connect much to Winnipeg over the past 2 months. I have seen a few other people, and of course I am going to church, but knowing that Winnipeg will not continue to be home for me has encouraged me not to build too many new relationships or connections. My w...