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Cleaning Cathedreals and Mopping with the Mormon Missionaries in a little town with a big church. We arrived early to assist with whatever we were assigned. So we Started with the Sweeping. The main hall was large and we devided the chore amoung us. There were two sets of elders and the “humanitarian” missionary and I (humanitarian missionaries are usally older married couples who volenteer their time to do things like install clean water in Affrica. In this case they serve here in the Czech Republic and I knew I could count on them for service oppertunities.) They came through with a unique oppertunity to assist women in the Cathloc church clean their Cathedreal (Built in the 17th century I believe). I had to be carefull not to knock the corners or edges of the walls as I swept because it was so old it would just crumble at the slightest gesture if you were not gentle. It was such a pleasure to work with those two ladies from the cathloc church . I’v never been so happy to mop! Afterwards they treated us to a nice herbal tea and cakes( yes mormons can have herbal tea). It was a nice way to spend the morning. Later in the afternoon the humanitarian missionaries took me out to see a gentleman who was confined to a wheelchair and lived way out in the country ( there are few resources to help him get out and about)so he was soooo happy for company and we had a nice chatt in english!

Lynette McGraw

Hello, my name is Lynette McGraw and I am so excited to be going to Prague in the Czech Republic! Iโ€™ve always wanted to do something like study abroad, however I never thought it was a possible. Especially after โ€œgrowing upโ€ and having a family. I had never heart of a married couple going on a study abroad trip. Thanks to someone who visited one of my college classes this is now a reality and I plan to do the same thing for others. I will particularly emphasize that this is not just for the first time student or those who can afford to pay the full cost themselves. We chose the Czech Republic for a number of reasons. One was that the Art and Architecture of the city was virtually untouched by WWII. That fact makes it a perfect location for both Art History and Photography which we are both taking this summer. I hope to set up a photography studio soon and these classes will be a great preparation for this.