February 2012
5 posts
this earth is not our home.
January 2012
9 posts
i like potatoes.
me gustan las patatas.
the first day of school was so intimidating. after not taking spanish for 3 years many people asked why in the world i was going to spain especially since i am majoring in chinese i didnt really have an answer for them but my love for travel and exploration :) with a desire for exploration the need to be independent comes with some vices. doing things by yourself and...
vale!
vale. the spanish filler word that i have heard many times since being in this foreign land with foreign people.
yesterday was chinese new year and although i havent really been able to celebrate chinese new year since leaving for college, but it is different this year not even being able to eat the delicious chinese food that usually lies in my dorm fridge. watching tv with mi familia espanola...
hola espana!
after rebooking my flight two times and a five hour layover in frankfurt i am in madrid at last! :) oh how different it is on this side of the world. water costs money. that is far from the only difference but meeting people so far has been difficult since i did get here pretty late but i can’t wait to get to sevilla and meet my host mom and see the city that i will be calling home for the...
t minus 2 days.
espana.
the whole break back in the land of sugar has been good with the reunions, seeing my best friends again, eating delicious food, spending time with my family, having good convos and catching up with everyone’s lives. these last few days have been so unreal. going to san antonio one last time before leaving just showed me everything and everyone i will miss so much as i go abroad. to...
December 2011
10 posts
“That’s the beautiful mystery: we have have a God who chooses to need us....”
– Shane Claiborne, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers
“As we grow in spiritual wisdom, learning the dynamics of prayer, we are consume...”
– Shane Claiborne, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers
“The greatest power in the universe— whatever you call the force that...”
– Shane Claiborne, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers
“There is no doubt we need justice to roll down like water. And yet justice...”
– Shane Claiborne, Becoming the Answers to Our Prayers
“The Spirit doesn’t just want us to hear God’s call and obey....”
– Shane Claiborne, Becoming the Answers to Our Prayers
“Spiritual wisdom is something more than the know-how you gain if you just keep...”
– Shane Claiborne, Becoming the Answers to Our Prayers
“True spiritual community is about surrounding ourselves with people who look...”
– Shane Claiborne, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers
November 2011
1 post
September 2011
3 posts
The simple things
Will I ever forget to enjoy the simple things in life?
-reading outside
-roommate dates
-farmers’ markets
-cooking for/with friends
-good weather
-looking at the stars
-good convos
-trying a new restaurant with a friend
-polaroids
-dessert
-spontaneous worship sessions
-sharing my passions with others
-having passion
-community
-journalling
-naps
-etc…..
2 tags
August 2011
2 posts
oh josh garrels, your voice makes my day :)
July 2011
2 posts
Vacation adventures with the famiry
After an awesome week in Korea after my final paper for hongkong govt shopping and eating with some of my favorite Koreans I spent a torturous week in china in the heat and humidity thank goodness for the best food ever in china or else I don’t know how I would survive. Finally a chance to update myself on the outside world in Macau! Yay for free wifi in Macau! Time to enjoy myself eating my...
#2- my brudder
for those of you who know me, you have probably also met my sister. my sister and i did pretty much everything together for the first 18 years of my life. we rode bikes together everyday, played badminton in front of our house, sneak to the mall to hang out with our friends, the list goes on. going to college was tough leaving everything i had loved behind in the land of sugar but most of all...
June 2011
2 posts
i am truly blessed.
after being in hongkong/china for a month i have found myself complaining a lot. complaining about the weather, the heat, the cold, the food, the people, pretty much everything. personally i didn’t think i was a big whiney butt but on the bus ride back to hong kong from china i started thinking to myself. why do we always seem to count what we do not have when there is so much we do have. so...
May 2011
7 posts
it's for your own good
yay created another blog to document my asian adventures. thanks for the idea kt :)
http://onceuponatimeinasia.tumblr.com/
read about my food adventures and craziness when i have time to blog….
>:O
fury.
tse/: GRACE. →
oyyun:
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
I’ve been learning a lot about God’s grace lately. And currently, I am entirely blown away by it. His grace is ridiculous. It makes absolutely no sense at all. So many people have told me how they feel way too unworthy…
wow this is so awesome! God totally taught me this lesson this semester too! :)...
Reblog if you're a Christian.
thehopemovement:
I not only want to see how many of you there are out there, but I want to follow every single one of you.
:)
Top 10 Myths about Introverts →
turnyourlifeintoapostcard:
Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk. This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days.
Myth #2 – Introverts are shy. Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people....
April 2011
5 posts
simple spirituality.
so beginning of the school year i made a goal to read a book a month and although it has been hard to keep up with all the books and school work, God is gracious and has given me time to read :) even though i might have missed a month of reading… so just finished this book that i bought at urbana for $5! and wanted to share a quote (it’s actually a quote from another author…)
...
17 Again
what would i want to tell my past self?
hopestreetwriters:
I have been thinking about what I would say to the 17 year old version of myself. With the experience and knowledge that I have now, I have been asking myself how I would use it to change my life if I could go back in time. Everyday I am surrounded by students who are in a pivotal point in their lives. If I don’t see them face to...
john legend covering adele! yes please :)
December 2010
1 post
poverty.
But it’s more than money. Poverty is about lack of essentials such as food, clean water, and basic health care. Poverty is about lack of hope for the future, because your children can’t get an education—if they survive their first five years of life. Poverty is about not being able to find meaningful work. Poverty is about lack of dignity.
...
October 2010
1 post
refuge.
refuge. refuge? refuge!
August 2010
1 post
since postal service hasn’t released...
July 2010
1 post
you shall not bear false witness against your...
yes we often forget that “do not lie” is one of the big ten.
working with kids just gives me a better perspective on the world and its brokenness. its silly that way. we can argue whether people are inherently good or evil, but i think kids pretty much answer this argument. wanting to gain approval from one another we often lie about the simplest things or even big things. today i...