Curtis Mission to Malta

Malta Week 40 - A funeral, a hike in the forest and BUNCO! We started the week off with a great group of students in our Monday night English Class! Brother DeCarlo's Dad passed away and on Tuesday was the Funeral.  It was held in this Catholic Church.  It was a very different ceremony than what we're used to.  Nothing was said about the man who died, they just sprinkled his casket and served communion.  It was all in Maltese, so we didn't know what they were saying anyway.  Karen and JP came as well, so she translated a few things for me.  There were several times throughout the ceremony when we needed to stand up.  We were grateful we had people in front of us who stood up, so we knew to stand up too.  The DeCarlo family was sitting on the front row and I noticed that they didn't know when to stand up either, but they didn't have anyone in front of them to show them.  Most of the time they stood up late after they figured out that they were...

Malta Week 39 - Transfers, Victoria Line Hike, Permesso in Rome & Karnival are all highlights of the week! I had an appointment in Sliema on Monday, so we thought it was a nice idea to have lunch at a restaurant by the sea.  Turns out it wasn't such a great idea!  It was so windy and so cold, the restaurant set up two outdoor heaters by our table and provided blankets for us.  Brrrrr!!!!  Never again!  I don't know when it gets warm here, but I hope it's soon! Monday Night English Class Institute on Tuesday night Wednesday's hike with Torch, Gloria and Jackie.  We discovered a charming little house that reminded us of the Seven Dwarfs'! As we went further, we noticed these square holes in the rock.   Torch told us they were beehives. We love the stunning beauty of this verdant countryside. Next, we embarked on the Victoria Lines Trail.   We took the one on the right (above) several months ago. This time we took the trail on the left....