Wow. It's been a while and for that I am sorry. This blog will become a great place to look for information about the happenings at the K-State Canterbury House as well as fun facts and some weekly (or so...) devotionals so we can all spend some essential time in prayer...

For now, I thought this would be a great place to introduce myself! Some of you I have met, others I hope to meet soon, and hopefully throughout the year I will be able to sit down and talk with many of you. Me? I am Kiera - this year's Episcopal Campus Ministry Intern. I will be working with you all, the peer ministers, and Craig (the campus missioner) for the school year. (That's me with my Nana...she's great!)

So a little about myself. I am originally from New Jersey and, as hard as it may be for you to believe, I love it there. I grew up outside of a state park and now call the beach ("The Shore") my permanent home. I did my undergraduate work at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA -- I studied sociology. Graduated in 2007 and moved to Vermont to continue my education with an M.A. in Social Justice from an itty-bitty school (School for International Training) in Brattleboro, VT. This internship will help my finish my degree work and I will graduate in August hopefully!

I've got a big 'ol family and they are wonderful. I live with my brother Owen in NJ and talk to my step-brother, Topher, pretty much everyday while he is in PA. My step dad lives in Minnesota. And my Dad lives in Plano, TX...though he enjoys calling sometimes and nonchalantly mentioning he is in some random city in some random country for work -- a few days ago he was in Colon Germany. Crazy! So, despite being hundreds of miles apart, we stay pretty close. That's all of us to the left at my brother's wedding a few years ago...we are way more fun than a posed wedding picture could ever say.

It's kind of nice to have a family so spread throughout the country because I LOVE to travel. I have gotten to go to some amazing places, though my travel list is about a mile long still. The best place in the world, I would argue is Argentina! I mean, com'on! Soccer, tango, gauchos...Evita, Maradona, and Lionel Messi all in one place - it can't get much better. And I was lucky enough to study in Buenos Aires for 6 months. I could go on for...hmmm, forever about this country but I will leave you with one last picture. But please, if you want stories, I can give you stories.

So I look forward to seeing you soon! If you have any questions about Episcopal Campus Ministry, what we do at the Canterbury House, or want to talk - just drop me an email at kierae@ksu.edu ...in case you forgot our weekly schedule here it is!

Sunday: 11:30 Contemporary Service at St. Paul's Episcopal (6th & Poyntz) -followed by Free Lunch
Monday: 6:30 Fellowship Dinner at the Canterbury House (1823 Laramie)
Tuesday: 6:30AM Cocina Alegre (we cook and serve breakfast for the community)
Thursday: 5:45 Weekday Eucharist

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