4.28.2008
Help!
I'm in need of some help. I am so thoroughly bored by the websites that I check on a daily basis. I'm tired of the same dull news and e-mail and facebook. Do you have a fantastic website that you're addicted to that you wouldn't mind lending me so that I too may discover it's joys?
4.20.2008
Eat the Book
I've been attending UCM (Union Church of Manila) for the past two months partially for the Sunday service but mostly to be able to dig into the Word during the Sunday School time each week. It has been an incredible experience and I have so valued the knowledge and expertise of the people who are teaching. Each month is a different module. So, last month, the first month I attended, was "Bible Interpretation for Regular People" taught by a seminary professor. Very interesting. This month, taught by another seminary professor is "Five Books and God's Chosen People: The Pentateuch." I am learning so much! Have you ever looked at the Creation story like this?
Day 1: light (day)/darkness (night) Day 4: sun/moon
Day 2: waters of heavens and earth Day 5: fish/birds
Day 3: dry ground(land)/waters (sea) Day 6: animals/humans
Day 7: rest/Sabbath
Look! Have you ever seen that the days match up? Day 4 fills the Day 1 creation. Day 5 fills the Day 2 creation. Day 6 fills the Day 3 creation.
It has been so incredible to see the narrative story of God and His people. I am continually challenged to read the Word. And, let me let you in on a secret, I might be starting to like the Old Testament. It's been a while since I've read the OT without cringing at the violence, especially the violence against women. It has been so refreshing to read the Bible through a different lens!
Day 1: light (day)/darkness (night) Day 4: sun/moon
Day 2: waters of heavens and earth Day 5: fish/birds
Day 3: dry ground(land)/waters (sea) Day 6: animals/humans
Day 7: rest/Sabbath
Look! Have you ever seen that the days match up? Day 4 fills the Day 1 creation. Day 5 fills the Day 2 creation. Day 6 fills the Day 3 creation.
It has been so incredible to see the narrative story of God and His people. I am continually challenged to read the Word. And, let me let you in on a secret, I might be starting to like the Old Testament. It's been a while since I've read the OT without cringing at the violence, especially the violence against women. It has been so refreshing to read the Bible through a different lens!
4.12.2008
You deserve a real entry...
You deserve a real blog entry to accompany the funny things that I see.
I've been back from Kuala Lumpur for 2 weeks now. It has been an absolute mad-house of trying to get caught back up and staying on top of life. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed my trip to KL. The city itself, the few parts of it that I saw, were absolutely beautiful. The food was so delicious! I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I did eat on more than one occasion in the food court of malls but, in my defense, the food there was to die for. The food courts are this amazing amalgamations of foods representing nearly every ethnic background in Malaysia. I ate Indian, Indonesian, Mediterranean, and Malay. Beautiful. I really cannot wait to go back!
The conferences that I attended were incredibly insightful and have already changed the way that I am teaching. I spent my first 2 days at an AP Literature and Language conference. Mary Ellen Ackerman is an incredible teacher. She was so right-on with so many things she said, techniques she uses, and suggestions for improving our teaching. I would love to attend a whole-week seminar. I feel like there's so many more things I can learn from her. However, those two days really solidified my thought that I am wildly unprepared to be teaching classes like AP Literature or Language. I need to do much more reading before I can guide students through that level of reading and work.
The three following days were the EARCOS conference. I couldn't believe how many teachers were there from all over Asia. I was in awe at meals when I would listen to the travel stories of these international school educators. They've been everywhere! Who knows what my future holds but it sure would be fun to have some my own vivid stories of Africa, the Mediterranean, Europe, South America.
And overall I was proud of myself for traveling to a city, to a country that I'm totally unfamiliar with. I didn't know the language. I didn't know so many of the customs. I didn't know. And during the week that I was there, I found my way around on public transportation. I visited places on my own. I survived for the week.
Speaking of survival, don't get me started on how I survived the airline that I flew. Oh my goodness. In the future, if I ever fly that airline again, I will be paying for express boarding. Express boarding? Yes, the airline is a general admission airline. No assigned seats. They look at your ticket when you walk into the terminal. When you pay for express boarding get to go first. For the general public, the rat race starts when it's nearing time for departure. Suddenly a mob forms where there was no line a moment before. They call your flight and everyone rushes out the door, runs to the airplane, and claims their seat. Doesn't do a lot to show the kindness and charity of humanity.
I am so thankful for the opportunity that I had to attend this week of professional development. I really feel as though I gained so much by listening to the variety of experts and teachers like myself. What an absolutely amazing opportunity!
I've been back from Kuala Lumpur for 2 weeks now. It has been an absolute mad-house of trying to get caught back up and staying on top of life. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed my trip to KL. The city itself, the few parts of it that I saw, were absolutely beautiful. The food was so delicious! I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I did eat on more than one occasion in the food court of malls but, in my defense, the food there was to die for. The food courts are this amazing amalgamations of foods representing nearly every ethnic background in Malaysia. I ate Indian, Indonesian, Mediterranean, and Malay. Beautiful. I really cannot wait to go back!
The conferences that I attended were incredibly insightful and have already changed the way that I am teaching. I spent my first 2 days at an AP Literature and Language conference. Mary Ellen Ackerman is an incredible teacher. She was so right-on with so many things she said, techniques she uses, and suggestions for improving our teaching. I would love to attend a whole-week seminar. I feel like there's so many more things I can learn from her. However, those two days really solidified my thought that I am wildly unprepared to be teaching classes like AP Literature or Language. I need to do much more reading before I can guide students through that level of reading and work.
The three following days were the EARCOS conference. I couldn't believe how many teachers were there from all over Asia. I was in awe at meals when I would listen to the travel stories of these international school educators. They've been everywhere! Who knows what my future holds but it sure would be fun to have some my own vivid stories of Africa, the Mediterranean, Europe, South America.
And overall I was proud of myself for traveling to a city, to a country that I'm totally unfamiliar with. I didn't know the language. I didn't know so many of the customs. I didn't know. And during the week that I was there, I found my way around on public transportation. I visited places on my own. I survived for the week.
Speaking of survival, don't get me started on how I survived the airline that I flew. Oh my goodness. In the future, if I ever fly that airline again, I will be paying for express boarding. Express boarding? Yes, the airline is a general admission airline. No assigned seats. They look at your ticket when you walk into the terminal. When you pay for express boarding get to go first. For the general public, the rat race starts when it's nearing time for departure. Suddenly a mob forms where there was no line a moment before. They call your flight and everyone rushes out the door, runs to the airplane, and claims their seat. Doesn't do a lot to show the kindness and charity of humanity.
I am so thankful for the opportunity that I had to attend this week of professional development. I really feel as though I gained so much by listening to the variety of experts and teachers like myself. What an absolutely amazing opportunity!
Definitely what I need in my life...
So I leave things many places. One of my latest "leaves" - my travel soap container. I left it at my mom and dad's house. So off to the store to get a new one because I only shower at home probably half of the time. Let me clarify that. I do shower on a daily basis. I just shower other places as well - after swimming at Faith, weekends away, etc.
Yes, it does read, "This is goods for those who wish to enjoy simple and rational lives." If I knew that a soap container was all I needed to live a simple and rational life, I would've bought another one long ago!
Bought a new soap container. Looks like a regular soap container, right?
Look closely. Read the label.
Yes, it does read, "This is goods for those who wish to enjoy simple and rational lives." If I knew that a soap container was all I needed to live a simple and rational life, I would've bought another one long ago!
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