Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
This past year has been a great year with many things I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for various jobs that I’ve had (front desk attendant at a gym, web administrator at a clothing store, associate at a catalog sales center, clerk at a thrift store, associate in web order fulfillment, and a few freelance web projects that I’ve kept going). I’ve learned so much from the people that I’ve worked with from lazy college students, to success-driven business people, to urban high-school dropouts.I was able to live in Chicago for four months - an experience which I greatly enjoyed. I love cities and Chicago is one of the greatest in the world in my opinion. I loved the lakefront parks in Chicago, the beautiful public library with a huge selection of great books, the diversity of the people.
I loved public transportation. It just seems so much more earth-friendly even if I wasn’t completely reliable. I attended several different churches while there from which I learned a lot about different styles of worship. And of course, I had the opportunity to see the beautiful view from both the Sears Tower (pictured) and the John Hancock Center.I now have another opportunity in front of me about which I’m very excited. In January I will be going to GIAL - the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics. I’ve been working towards doing this for a while now. I will be starting January 7. I will be working on the certificate program and will be done December ‘08.
I created a website on some thoughts I had about God’s goodness tied in with Christmas and God coming near to us as Immanuel. I know I’m late with this but… This is my Christmas card to you. Take a look at it
Have a happy new year!
