Day 18

On the 1st day of May, the 18th day of our European trip, our only activities for the day is the Biblical Garden tour and the film showing of a famous Dutch film All is Love. I think the schedule for that day isn't so hectic to give us time to settle our baggage since we're changing hosts and partners that day.

I bid farewell to J.Lo, though we will still be seeing each other. They announce the new pairing and I'm glad it's Janica.

We go back to Johannes de Doper (John The Baptist) Church, the church where we attend our first Dutch mass. The church is small but behind it is actually a large garden and a Catholic graveyard. In a separate building beside it is a bookstore.

Fr. Kees van Lent is our tour guide. He tells us about the symbols found on the church's facade.

On the door of the church are pictures about John the Baptist. One of which is the Baptism of Christ.

The prodigal son.

Lot's wife. She turns into a pillar of salt after defying God by looking back.

The Stations of the cross. The sculptures are a little improvised to the artist's lovely interpretation of the real essence behind each station.

After our Biblical tour, we have tea. After which we returned to Tabitha to watch 'Alles is Liefde' (All is Love), a famous Dutch film that tells a story of the winding and interrelated lives of eleven people during the Dutch festival Sinterklaas. It was a melancholic, funny and romantic story that brings you to a realization how love and family is important.

After watching the movie, we meet our new host families. I am hosted with Janica and Nienke and her mom welcome us warmly.