it appears we will be visiting nyc from about the 16th of dec. for a week or so.
we are going to see some long lost friends of my husband in queens and i'm sure they'll show us around, but there's also going to be alot of drinking and catching up between them and i'll have quite a bit of free time on my hands.
i don't know if we're going to stay with them or not, i've been checking on craigslist for an apt or something we could rent.
Exactly, mass transit most of the day is pretty safe. If possible around NYC, walk; taking a cab will be costly and take forever, it will be faster by foot or mass transit.
There is no way this time of year I would drive in NYC. Queens should be fine, did you find out where?
from as long as i remember the watchtower society has painted an idyllic rural scene for their future existence on the planet earth, free from the non jehovah servers that live now.. my mother regularly talks about her 'little donkey and cart' that she's going to own in the 'new system of things'.. so do the jehovah's witnesses dream of living in an 'amish paradise' minus the amish, of course?.
do they have any idea what kind of nightmare existence that entails, especially adding on top of that five meetings a week, continuing fs, studying etc?.
After I left, I 'craved' simplicity. My pet coined phrase was I want peace of mind, I think I was searching for balance. As many posted, it is a very labor intense way of life that many would not adjust to.
i've been really into indian lately myself, but went to a decent jamacian restaurant the other day.. the reason i'm asking is because my wife and i decided that once a week we're going to try making something totally different together, kind of a way to spend time together and at the same time eating awesome food (if it turns out) other then going to a restaurant.
i'm kind of looking for different ideas of what to make.. kwin.
I love to cook Italian; I love Tex/Mex (bbq and spices); I like cook a variety of fresh caught seafood on the grill; I am learning the 'art' of stir fry;
do you have a favourite place in the world...if so where is it, why and do you have photos?.
mine has to be nisyros (a very small greek island near kos); i last visited there some years ago and ever since i was captivated by its beauty and tranquility.
in short its a volcanic island but unspoiled by tourism; the people are amazing and so down to earth.. take a look.
I have never had the opportunity to travel outside the US (yet ); However, I tend to gravitate to Oceans. I love being on the water and find comfort and solice from the sea. So any where near salt air for me.
i just posted this on another forum i visit, in their "religion" section.
i wanted to put out a warning, because so many people think the jw's are "good people" and may get sucked in before they know it.
what ya think?......
I often wonder what convinced my maternal figure to become a JW. The only conclusion I can logically come up with is peer pressure; One of her friends converted.
Now having said that, I had a 'wordly school friend' that was very confused; I left almost 20 years ago and she actually became a JW a couple of years ago;
i was just looking at the revelation book and some of the illustrations reminded me of some of the dress fads which i have seen growing up as a jw.
what fads did you see at the halls?.
the one that got me to thinking was the sun dress on page 51. .
Oh boy do I remember the blue shirts with brown suits, lol...
packed and ready to go.... i don't think we could have fit one more item!
no, this isn't all mine, there were 4 of us.
the camp ground we went to.
ah a topic I am at home with, camping as my screen name indicates.
It looks like you were prepared! Great pixs, thanks for sharing!
i wondered how many abandoned going to any kind of church.
or, if there are some who go to a church now.
was it weird at first to go?
The only time I have gone to Church for the last 18 years were for the ritual weddings, communions/confirmations and funerals (crib to casket). It was very weird for me. I never stepped foot into a Church until I D.A.; Married a non-practicing Catholic in a non-religious ceremony; But we attend the functions as a family (of 2).
The paternal figure was born and raised Catholic; Maternal figure a very protestant family; Sibling unit was born and christened Catholic. Celebrated all the holidays with extended family; At a very young memorable age, all that was taken away and she was then raised and baptised as a JW. I was born into the cult. They fit back into the 'wordly' ways of understanding the various Church rituals, I feel like a fish out of water, even to the point where Maternal figure criticized me for not knowing some of the prayers chanted...selective memory
there has been a couple of threads about death just lately and it got me thinking about what funeral i would have.
i hope it won't be for many years yet though.. when you are a dub it would have just happened.. when i was fading i would have just accepted that it would have been what my wife wanted.
i would have also had to have a dub funeral for her.
Similar to Forscher situation, Husband advised I was being cremated and since we have not fulfilled 'our dreams of traveling' he would spread my ashes throughout his journey
maybe the same people who post on this board and tell us to just get over it.
i get so tired of them dismissing our experiences and trauma by saying "why do you have to tear jehovah's organization down?
just get over it and move on!".
Well said Tammy.
