Greetings from Sydney!
Hello from 'Down Under"!
After a long, but not uncomfortable flight, we arrived in Sydney, excited and eager about our adventure. When we stopped at LAX, we were able to visit "Homeboy Cafe", right next to our arrival gate. It was very special to connect with the extraordinary ministry of Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, author of the book our students will read this summer, "Barking to The Choir".
After connecting with the boys from Fordham Prep, and their trip leaders, Dr. Patty Lee and Dr. David Gelpi, we cleared Australian customs, and were warmly greeted by members of their staff and host families from St. Ignatius College - Riverview. Our students each went off with their host families, as we adults were taken to our quarters, on the campus of St. Ignatius.
Some breakfast, freshening up, and some simple food shopping got us ready to head out to Balmoral Park, by the water on the north side of Sydney, to meed with the boys and their host families for a few hours of rugby, and 'footie' (Australian rules football). It was a great chance for the boys to connect, and the host parents and trip leaders to get to know each other. Their hospitality is so wonderful, and we all feel the connections of our common Jesuit and Ignatian tradition. We may be over 10,000 miles away, but we are 'home' in so many ways.
Following the recreation time, we all headed back to host families and to Riverview for dinner, and an early bed time for all. Weather was mostly cloudy and cool, but our bright spirits and warm hospitality was the best atmosphere.
More to come.......Cheers!
After a long, but not uncomfortable flight, we arrived in Sydney, excited and eager about our adventure. When we stopped at LAX, we were able to visit "Homeboy Cafe", right next to our arrival gate. It was very special to connect with the extraordinary ministry of Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, author of the book our students will read this summer, "Barking to The Choir".
After connecting with the boys from Fordham Prep, and their trip leaders, Dr. Patty Lee and Dr. David Gelpi, we cleared Australian customs, and were warmly greeted by members of their staff and host families from St. Ignatius College - Riverview. Our students each went off with their host families, as we adults were taken to our quarters, on the campus of St. Ignatius.
Some breakfast, freshening up, and some simple food shopping got us ready to head out to Balmoral Park, by the water on the north side of Sydney, to meed with the boys and their host families for a few hours of rugby, and 'footie' (Australian rules football). It was a great chance for the boys to connect, and the host parents and trip leaders to get to know each other. Their hospitality is so wonderful, and we all feel the connections of our common Jesuit and Ignatian tradition. We may be over 10,000 miles away, but we are 'home' in so many ways.
Following the recreation time, we all headed back to host families and to Riverview for dinner, and an early bed time for all. Weather was mostly cloudy and cool, but our bright spirits and warm hospitality was the best atmosphere.
More to come.......Cheers!
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