Cultural Exchange: Food Edition Not sure what to expect, some American friends and I decided to invite some of our closest friends over for dinner. We made some American food, and they made some Asian food. The highlight for me was when one of my friends, who happens to be a teacher, asked to see my [...]
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After our tutoring session, my tutor told me that he would like to walk with me back to my apartment. It happens to be a thirty minute walk from the school. About five minutes into our walk, he told me that he had noticed a big improvement in my language abilities. I told him [...]
“My heart won’t be silent. I don’t really love anyone, nor do I like anyone. I am greedy. I am very proud. I don’t know what to do. The only thing that comes to mind is to read the Bible.” These are words recently spoken by a college student. Not only that, he called late at night after [...]
I was at my apartment on Saturday night looking at a booklet about grace. My fourteen year old neighbor came over to visit. He saw the pamphlet on the table, picked it up, and began to read. That night, he asked me two big questions. One was, “What is grace?” The second one was, “What [...]
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While studying at the campus pond this week, I met a few students. One happened to be an education major in the area of “teaching the local language as a second language.” After he corrected my language a few times and helped me to adjust, I asked him to tutor me. I don’t just have a tutor. I [...]
The smells were strange and unpleasant as we walked down the old hotel hallway. There were holes in the wall, and the closer we got to our destination, the louder the music got. My friend and I had been invited to try out for a local college band that is viewed as one of the [...]
After he almost cried four times during our talk, he just sat there and said “I understand.” Hoping that the next words out of his mouth were going to be “What must I do?”, I just waited. The feeling I had while waiting can best be described as painful longing. I really want this guy [...]
When sailing down a busy section of highway on a bike, the risk of injury and even death is tremendously high. Adding to the equation a big chunk of concrete on the bike path makes things even more dangerous. Though my friend was very close to severe injury and even death, he walked away with [...]
Some were gigantically bigger and some fantastically faster. Yet, some were shrimp-like smaller and some snail-like slower. Either way, the competition was intense as the rounds went on and on. Not knowing how many more games I could take, I kept going as I sensed God’s pleasure. After much basketball, I told my teammates “Wo [...]
The first meeting was filled with a high level of uncertainty and awkwardness. As the first encounter progressed, my shields had to go up real quick as the arrows began to fly with fury. I was impressed by this American’s creative verbal attacks, yet struggled not to be offended. Because of God’s love, I was [...]
