lol so last night was so interesting
everyone here is on island time
so naturally they tell everyone the actual time it starts to be far sooner than the actual time.
last night we are at vespers, and they don't like to start without everyone being there (which i think is dumb, if you start on time, and then people come in and its almost over, wouldn't that entice them to show up on time? idk.. i feel like we just cater to it.. whatever, not my place to try to change the machine lol) so how do they cater to people coming late? we sing hymns. not 1 hymn, not our 2 favorite verses but 15 hymns, and all the verses! lol its so funny, because so many of these hymns are strongly southern-ly influence, and there is all of these islanders singing these southern songs.. it just seems funny to me. but they love their hyms, and honestly, HYMS RULE! lol they're pretty sweet. they are kind of creative, and different. very cleche' but really good. i found myself really enjoying them. there was a man bangin them out of an out of tune acoustic, and doing them in strange keys. they were all played soooooooooo slow. it was like trying to sing "semi charmed life" to the tick of clock... lol i actually love it here so far. i know all these things i find interesting, weird, and that i love, ill hate it soon probably, but for now, its kinda fun. i was just thinkin, when i get back, next time i do a worship service i am gonna do all hymns, cause NO ONE KNOWS THEM, but we all should. i didn't know the melody line or the words to any of them, but they are sincerely really good. next time you get a chance, flip through a hymn, its pretty sweet
Glad you are liking it so far! Sounds like a great big adventure. And I love hymns, too! What's not to love, really? They can be a bit brutal when sung at a snails pace, though (haha-"semi charmed life to the tick of a clock").
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