One of the unique offerings he of the company I used for my trip is that they offer a night out with a local family for dinner and fellowship. The family I had dinner with was a young couple with three kids.

The oldest son, Tom, is a student at the local university studying international law. A great young man who shared with us his love of Glasgow and football. I spent time talking to Ila who is 18 years old and just finished secondary school. She is a member of the British Junior Olympic Ski Team. She’s now taking a year to train and prepare for her sport. We did not meet the youngest daughter who is preparing to play football (our soccer) for a Division 1 school in the US.

The Mom, Ang, is a PE teacher at the local high school. The Dad was not with us last night. He was in Budapest on a long delayed business trip.

We had a great evening with discussions about Covid-19, education and family. Ila and I were discussing youth issues for each country. She asked me what I do for a living, I said I was a minister. She asked me, “Like a prime minister?” We had a great chuckle and explained that I was a minister or pastor at a church.

A big thank you to our host family for their hospitality. A home cooked meal was just what I needed at the halfway point of my trip.

I have written this blog on my iPhone so mistakes are likely. Be kind. Shelly