Let me just say that my college is much more concerned about making first impressions than leaving a pleasant aftertaste. When we move in, they provide t-shirted helpers, shopping carts, and a few extra days just to settle in. I … Continued
What would you rather have in the room with you? An inkless printer? A stained t-shirt? An angry person? What is more valuable? A minute? A year? A person? A lifetime or a life?
I can almost smell Mt. Rainier. All summer, it will smell like spring. The breeze will wind up the valleys and past the waterfalls and under the sun to melt the snowpack slowly. I can almost smell this when I … Continued
It is April. I went back and read all my journal and blog entries from a year ago. This is what I wrote on April 18, 2008: “It was about a year ago (today is April 18 and I sent … Continued
Sometimes, when I am feeling a little melancholy, I put a sad song on repeat, and as I get sick of the song, I get sick of being sad, too. And so I turn off the song and get happy. … Continued
I’m getting into a rhythm of teacher aiding, and I really like the high school that I am placed at. Today and my three days last week were quite exciting. Last Tuesday, the school was placed on a lockdown. After … Continued
I feel like I can’t write right now. I’m totally out of practice. Why can’t one of my professors assign a twenty page paper? That would squeeze some journaling out of me, if only as a procrastination technique. But this … Continued
A lot has happened since I was in Israel, and I’ll write about it eventually, but for now I want to share some videos from our trip in January. Listen for these sounds: pure talent, praising, praying, youth, Holy Sepulchre … Continued
We started off from Jerusalem by driving through the West Bank, where we saw many Arab farmers and many gated communities. Along with lots of fruits and grains, they grow cactus there, in big, long rows. When they grow bananas, … Continued
We arrived in Jerusalem a sunset and a sunrise before the sabbath, and oh was it good to eat supper and bring our bags to the room upstairs. We stayed at Christ Church, a place with a long history and … Continued