This week was pretty cool. On Thursday I met with my friends Jack and we went to a place that had some older buildings. It was actually a man made island and made me think of a castle surrounded by a moat. After we had gotten something to drink we went to a playground near [...]
The night arrived for our first girl party and we were all excited! My three roommates and I had invited several friends over for fun games and girl time. When I opened our door to greet the first guests, the girls stumbled in and could hardly speak. They seemed speechless from excitement at coming to [...]
As if my short blonde hair and obvious foreign-ism didn’t make me already stick out in the colossal sea of Chinese jet black hair and distinct features, here I was standing on a bench high over the furiously moving crowd looking for just one familiar face. I felt awkward, to say the least. I don’t [...]
I dis-embarked the subway and made my way out of the crowded station. It was a busy afternoon with merchants lining the streets hoping to make a buck selling staplers, shoe glue, and other odds and ends things. As the seas of people parted, Sierra, our friend Cathy and I came upon our destination. With [...]
I had been dealing with mental attacks from the enemy on just about every level possible, was super tired, felt horrible about my lack of communication back home, was having difficulty trusting Father, and was extremely nervous about a good story presentation I was doing today that I had not prepared for. Yup, Father was [...]
It was a Monday night in mid-October. The air was filled with the smoke of multiple cooking fires and there were people crowding into every nook and cranny of the long alley; some looking for food, while others browsed the racks of clothes and jewelry hoping to find a bargain. The local barbershop was filled [...]
I stood and stared blankly at the boxes of light bulbs on the shelves. Considering the fact that everything in Asia is smaller than in America, I figured I would be able to find a tiny light bulb needed for my lamp. No such luck… I raced home, as time had run out. Apple had [...]
I was sitting on a hard stool with two of my teammates around me, Lily on my left and Sonata on my right. Sonata was crying. You see, Lily and I, the veterans, had been to a gathering like this before. We’d seen Asian believers close their eyes, lift their faces to the heavens, and [...]
What began as a bus ride to a new campus turned into bright lights and song! Skittles, Reebok and I decided that we needed some girl time together. A sleepover was appropriate. But before the relaxing evening at home began there was a lovely Asian friend to stop and see. Our friend Grace was performing [...]
United by our common interest in sweets, I've invited my friend Kun Kun to try one of the most delicious beverages known to mankind: hot chocolate. The closest thing Asia offers is milk tea, which is nice, but pales in comparison. When I reach the south gate of campus, Kun Kun smiles and throws her [...]