The Day I had 4 Class Sessions Instead of 2, Unseth’s Bible Study, Enlightenment About Sign Language by Man Di and the First Day I Didn’t Finish My Homework
minimal pairs rockespecially with non-manuals
hope for ice at 1:00
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Haiku of the Day - Jan 23, 08
The Day I Talked to A Wycliffe Recruiter, Read Ruthie her Homework, and It Was Cold
nothing out-standingexcept that same old same is
better than it was
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Haiku of the Day - Jan 22, 08
The Day of Pangasinan in the Computer Lab, Bengali in Grammar Class and Heath Ledger’s Death
cold jog is warm hearti need more sufjan and to
quit you as usual
Thursday, January 3, 2008
"A Chance to Die"
Biography of missionary Amy Carmichael
Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Publisher: Revell
Rating: Good read (See ratings guide)
This book is about the life of Amy Carmichael, a missionary to India around the 1890’s to 1940’s. This is a very thorough and pretty well written biography of her life. However, my complaint with most biographies stands true with this one as well. The author tends to paint her character in such glowing terms that you would think she was a perfect angel. But I noticed some bad (human) qualities in her. There’s a lot you can learn from her life IF you address the bad and comment on it.
Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Publisher: Revell
Rating: Good read (See ratings guide)
This book is about the life of Amy Carmichael, a missionary to India around the 1890’s to 1940’s. This is a very thorough and pretty well written biography of her life. However, my complaint with most biographies stands true with this one as well. The author tends to paint her character in such glowing terms that you would think she was a perfect angel. But I noticed some bad (human) qualities in her. There’s a lot you can learn from her life IF you address the bad and comment on it.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
A New Year with New Opportunities
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!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
I Moved to Chicago
Since my last post a lot has happened to say the least…
I moved to Chicago at the end of August. I’m living in an apartment near Chinatown which is way cool. I got to see a parade on the Taiwanese national day. I was just minding my own business walking to the bank and on the way back I found myself in the middle of a parade. Native English speakers were definitely in the minority there. It was fun.
The reason I moved to Chicago is because I’m dating a guy who just moved to Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. He was in Europe from February to August so it’s nice to live near each other now.
I’m looking for a job in the field of graphic design. For the time being, I’m working at Unique Thrift Store. It is a very unique place to work. The employees and the customers are very diverse. Most are black and hispanic. There are also a few Asians and white people that come in the store. The life of a minimum wage urban employee is very different from any lifestyle that I have been around.
Chicago is a cool city. I’ve gotten to see the Lincoln Park zoo, the lakefront beach, Soldier Field, Millennium Park and Grant Park, Six Flags (about an hour from here), and all the cool buildings downtown. The weather has been beautiful so far, but not for long! It’s going to get way more cold than I would like it to be.
My plans to go to GIAL are really uncertain right now. I guess I will be going in July ‘08. That’s how it looks right now anyway.
That’s all for now.
I moved to Chicago at the end of August. I’m living in an apartment near Chinatown which is way cool. I got to see a parade on the Taiwanese national day. I was just minding my own business walking to the bank and on the way back I found myself in the middle of a parade. Native English speakers were definitely in the minority there. It was fun.
The reason I moved to Chicago is because I’m dating a guy who just moved to Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. He was in Europe from February to August so it’s nice to live near each other now.
I’m looking for a job in the field of graphic design. For the time being, I’m working at Unique Thrift Store. It is a very unique place to work. The employees and the customers are very diverse. Most are black and hispanic. There are also a few Asians and white people that come in the store. The life of a minimum wage urban employee is very different from any lifestyle that I have been around.
Chicago is a cool city. I’ve gotten to see the Lincoln Park zoo, the lakefront beach, Soldier Field, Millennium Park and Grant Park, Six Flags (about an hour from here), and all the cool buildings downtown. The weather has been beautiful so far, but not for long! It’s going to get way more cold than I would like it to be.
My plans to go to GIAL are really uncertain right now. I guess I will be going in July ‘08. That’s how it looks right now anyway.
That’s all for now.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
I Hate Work - Camping is Fun - Weddings Are Super
This is the month that I thought I would be moving to Dallas to go to GIAL (the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics). However, I am not because of finances. I am continuing to live and work in Knoxville basically just working till I have enough money to go to GIAL which will hopefully be in January.
I’ve been thinking a lot also of the mission team that is in SE Asia right now. This is the team that I was going to join but decided not to. I pray for them when I think of them and hope that they are experiencing great things and that God is teaching amazing things.
My jobs are going ok. The only problem is that I have not been getting the hours that I need. I’ve probably been working on average about 16 - 20 hours a week for the past 2 months. This is discouraging to me since I have a very specific goal I’m trying to reach, namely going to GIAL. I’m totally fine as far as having enough money for day to day expenses, but I’m moving extremely slowly toward my goal. But I know that God has a plan for my life and he is definitely teaching me things right now as I wait. He is working on my character and making me more humble and more of a servant.
Two weekends ago I went camping with some friends which was really great because I love the great outdoors. We canoed to our campsite. It took about 30-40 minutes. That was difficult. We had a jetski with us but it broke down so we never got to use it after we took out. That also posed a problem because for a while we thought we were going to have to tow the jetski back behind a canoe! However some friendly pirates with a pontoon boat drug it back for us while some of us canoed the rest of our stuff. We were at Norris Lake which is the cleanest lake in Tennessee. It was very clean and enjoyable to swim in. I got nicely tanned too. Well… it’s all relative, you know.
Last weekend I went to a friend’s wedding in Ontario. Me and my brother drove up and amazingly it only took 11 hours. Who knew Canada was so close? It was great to see friends and stay with the bride’s family. I saw one friend who I hadn’t seen in probably 7-8 years. We all hung out, reminisced, caught up on each other’s lives, ate Thai food, took pictures, goofed off, came up with new inside jokes, etc. And of course the wedding was beautiful and very God-honoring. It was a candlelight wedding and Amy’s dress was gorgeous. The reception was fun. They had planned some little games that were entertaining.
So that’s what I have been up to. Hopefully I will get more regular with these updates.
I’ve been thinking a lot also of the mission team that is in SE Asia right now. This is the team that I was going to join but decided not to. I pray for them when I think of them and hope that they are experiencing great things and that God is teaching amazing things.
My jobs are going ok. The only problem is that I have not been getting the hours that I need. I’ve probably been working on average about 16 - 20 hours a week for the past 2 months. This is discouraging to me since I have a very specific goal I’m trying to reach, namely going to GIAL. I’m totally fine as far as having enough money for day to day expenses, but I’m moving extremely slowly toward my goal. But I know that God has a plan for my life and he is definitely teaching me things right now as I wait. He is working on my character and making me more humble and more of a servant.
Two weekends ago I went camping with some friends which was really great because I love the great outdoors. We canoed to our campsite. It took about 30-40 minutes. That was difficult. We had a jetski with us but it broke down so we never got to use it after we took out. That also posed a problem because for a while we thought we were going to have to tow the jetski back behind a canoe! However some friendly pirates with a pontoon boat drug it back for us while some of us canoed the rest of our stuff. We were at Norris Lake which is the cleanest lake in Tennessee. It was very clean and enjoyable to swim in. I got nicely tanned too. Well… it’s all relative, you know.
Last weekend I went to a friend’s wedding in Ontario. Me and my brother drove up and amazingly it only took 11 hours. Who knew Canada was so close? It was great to see friends and stay with the bride’s family. I saw one friend who I hadn’t seen in probably 7-8 years. We all hung out, reminisced, caught up on each other’s lives, ate Thai food, took pictures, goofed off, came up with new inside jokes, etc. And of course the wedding was beautiful and very God-honoring. It was a candlelight wedding and Amy’s dress was gorgeous. The reception was fun. They had planned some little games that were entertaining.
So that’s what I have been up to. Hopefully I will get more regular with these updates.
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