IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanksgiving Retreat: November 17th – 19th. Please ask your schools for Friday off if you haven’t already and carefully watch your email for everything from Meredith!
Christmas Break:
· If you are going home and have not purchased plane tickets, please be careful with your departure and arrival dates so that you will not be missing school
· Notify your CAs and family of your plans for travel over Christmas break
· You’re invited to spend Christmas with Nehemiah! Anyone who will be in town is welcome. More info to come later…
Carice’s Visit: Our fearless leader will be with us from Nov. 8 and will be leaving after the Thanksgiving retreat. She will be spending most of her nights at Nehemiah’s flat so call there if you need to get in touch with her during her stay.
Be diligent about team relationships: The honeymoon may be over, but the marriage is what we got into this for to begin with, right? Whether or not being a teammate was the heart of why you came to the Czech Republic, it is a big part of what will make or break your year. So, be intentional about nurturing and protecting this precious relationship.
Winter blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a real disease that affects many people during the grey, cold months of winter. If you find yourself feeling abnormally sad, drained of energy or irritable, try some of these tips to beat the winter blues:
1) Enjoy what light there is by taking a walk each day.
2) Read a good book under a strong light.
3) Eat well and get regular exercise to boost endorphins.
4) Resist the urge to sleep all the time. Sleeping too much will worsen the symptoms.
5) If the blues become debilitating, talk to your CA or to Aaron. There are good medications that can help which are available at a very low cost with Czech health insurance.
Any announcements to add? Please send them to Jenny at jenny_freddie@hotmail.com!
Christmas Break:
· If you are going home and have not purchased plane tickets, please be careful with your departure and arrival dates so that you will not be missing school
· Notify your CAs and family of your plans for travel over Christmas break
· You’re invited to spend Christmas with Nehemiah! Anyone who will be in town is welcome. More info to come later…
Carice’s Visit: Our fearless leader will be with us from Nov. 8 and will be leaving after the Thanksgiving retreat. She will be spending most of her nights at Nehemiah’s flat so call there if you need to get in touch with her during her stay.
Be diligent about team relationships: The honeymoon may be over, but the marriage is what we got into this for to begin with, right? Whether or not being a teammate was the heart of why you came to the Czech Republic, it is a big part of what will make or break your year. So, be intentional about nurturing and protecting this precious relationship.
Winter blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a real disease that affects many people during the grey, cold months of winter. If you find yourself feeling abnormally sad, drained of energy or irritable, try some of these tips to beat the winter blues:
1) Enjoy what light there is by taking a walk each day.
2) Read a good book under a strong light.
3) Eat well and get regular exercise to boost endorphins.
4) Resist the urge to sleep all the time. Sleeping too much will worsen the symptoms.
5) If the blues become debilitating, talk to your CA or to Aaron. There are good medications that can help which are available at a very low cost with Czech health insurance.
Any announcements to add? Please send them to Jenny at jenny_freddie@hotmail.com!
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