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Sunday I took a walk into the town of Gravesend. I live on the outskirts, about 5 minutes from the school, but the town itself is right on the river and is about 15 minutes from here. The town is just how I'd imagined it - old buildings that have been modernized on the inside, but hold their character on the outside. There are a ton of shops, many clothing shops (yea!), at least 5 different banks, etc. I didn't find the train station, but I wasn't really looking for it either. I'll probably go there tomorrow to set up a bank account.

Today I went with Chris and Jenny to the Codham Fete. Codham is the village where they go to church. The Fete (or party in french) is a fair with lots of games and rides for everyone. It was nice. After we walked around for a little while, we walked up to the church - they were having a painting auction there. The church was absolutely breathtaking!! First of all it was built in the 13th century. It was small (or at least small compared the the places we have in TN/NC) and it just looked old, well-kept, but you could just tell that it had a history! It may have been the gravestones that had been worn and weathered in the front yard. Jenny took me outside to the old college - it used to be associated with the church many years ago, then it became an alms house. Now, it is a retirement community. We walked through a walkway and into the prettiest courtyard. Jenny says that the rooms are never vacant and that they've built a new building to accommodate all of the people who want in. Afterward, we walked down to the new cemetery. We walked though this nice wooded path, which opened up to the cemetery. Outside of the gate for the graveyard is an apple orchard (which overlooks the Kent countryside and rolling hills). It was truly beautiful! I need to start looking for cameras soon so that I can document some of these things.