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| really random thoughts.
1. meteor shower tonight!! i'm pretty darn sure i saw at least 3!! maybe imagined a couple more... :D gonna go back out and try again. it's peak timeee hooray!
2. uncle iroh rocks my socks off. if you dont know who he is, dont worry about it. haha. he's just too awesome! so funny hahaha. and he makes me want to drink tea.. and learn how to appreciate teaaaa ^___^
3. back from visiting the 'weegies... missing their hospitality - so many families cooked for us! had many meals in the company of great friends. :] thanks to wendy who housed me & sarah! and oswaaald for taking us around in london! and mel, gordon, alan, and everyone else who walked around with us at the city center.. :D :D london was ridiculous during new years. i almost got mulled over by some drunk guy oO;; instead of pub hopping, went to a cafe. walked most of the way back to the hotel... (which was a long way)... watched people vomit all over the place. good times good times ;) maybe cause i slept so much hehehehe
4. did i mention shooting stars <3 one day i want to see like a REAL SHOWER. hundreds coming down at onceeee!! how beautiful!!! mm yes. one day. and another day i want to see the northern lights. modef.
cheers!
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"i cried because i had no shoes until i saw a man who had no feet"
-persian proverb
read that in my social psych book...
talking about "sustainable and survivable future through its explorations of a good life"
my book told me to count my blessings
it told me that material things will not satisfy me, and research proves that
what does enhance life quality though is..
close, supportive relationships
faith communities
and positive thinking habits
:)
i thought that was cool hehe
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| hohoho! it's been a long time.. almost thanksgiving!
recent thoughts/events/praises/requests
- vanni, teresa, and justina got baptized this past sunday!!! congrats!! aww. i'm really excited for them.. welcome to the family <3
- learning about autism in my foundations of special education class.. quite interesting.. i've been thinking a lot about the idea of investing in people. in my student teaching placement i've been purposefully spending a lot of time helping out this one kid ashley.. partially because i'm observing her.. but after spending time with her.. she comes to me often asking for help.. it's true.. by just putting more time and focus on a student they could develop so much. it's tough being a teacher.. and trying to invest in like 20 kids at once. anyway, talked about adults with autism. so many are able to work and live out independently (with some help from aids and life coaches and all of course) because ppl took the time to help them and develop the skills/interests that they're good at.
- this ties in with discipleship... two months ago at servant team we took a spiritual gifts test.. mine were the usual... leadership, hospitality, helps, administration.. something along those lines. missions kind of went up too... probably because i've been thinking about it lot after my summer in HK. we then chose something we wanted to work on. i said discipleship.. i took the test again last week.. and behold! exhortation and encouragment went up a lot.. like.. the third / fifth spot.. so what am i saying? i'm saying that these spiritual gifts test dont really tell you what your gifts are, but give you an idea.. it kind of reflects what my mind/heart is focused on at the time.. my responses led to results that reflect my desire to mentor/disciple others. to encoruage and exhort others.. idk.. it's kinda cool.. :) i'm excited. it's kinda similar to the way missions went up for me 2 months ago.. at the time.. it really reflected how my heart was really set on missions work.. thinking about my times in HK..
i dont know if i'm making sense to you, but it makes sense to me haha.
i have two little sibs right now.. i really hope i'm able to mentor/disciple them.. i'd love to be able to do that.
- big event! our intervarsity retreat. i love aacf! i'm so excited to be a part of it. i'm so excited to see where God is going to take intervarsity at NYU in the next 10 years... there is a GOD MOVEMENT happening on this campus! forrealz. this year we were praying for 20 freshmen to join us at AACF.. and hey guess what.. we had 20 freshmen join us at the beginning of the year.. and since then that number has been going up.. how awesome is that?! how awesome is it to be a part of this craziness God is doing?!
- started watching deathnote and claymore. yay anime. it's been awhile.
- i got a black macbook <3 don't judge. i like it a lot :)
- my daddy is totally getting into this photography thing Oo;; we took family pics this past saturday HAHA. mostly cause we haven't taken a family pic in awhile and mommy/daddy wanted one for those christmas.. greeting card things withour faces on it. yup.
- christmas and thanksgiving.. the family is all split up. always like this haha.. we're together in spirit. crazy.
- anybody wanna do stuffs at winterbreak???? i have a whooole moooonth. well,.. more like 19 days. i'm going to scotland/london b/w christmas and new years! :D
okay la. that's all for now toooodles.
vivian
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| ohman.
i feel like i've been in a coma... still alive, but just.. in a deep sleep..
aware of what's going on, but unable to do anything about it.
and when i'm not in a coma state.. i'm just running on autopilot.
i'm not really thinking. i'm not really sitting down and spending time with God.
in fact, since i've been back from HK... i've been out everyday.
i've barely seen my parents. i still haven't quite unpacked.
and i really need to start packing for school.
i've got things on my plate that i need to be doing.
really need to be focusing more on.
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| here it is ladies and gentlemen
the beginning of the end
in about 32 hours i will be flying home.
i haven't been home in 2 months.
i kind left thoughts/responsibilities of home/school stuff back at home.
it faded to the back of my mind
but it's been coming back these past couple of weeks.
it's time to get into the swing of things.
being here for 2 months has been really good for me though.
it's been so cool to meet people outside of my home world and school world.
and i learned a lot too during my 5week stay at ICQM.
i'm going to miss them :P
and it's kind of weird because i dont really have people to reminisce with.
well, the ppl i could.. i dont usually see.. and maybe they're not that type of person.
oh gosh that whole like re-entry thing kinda sucks.
anywayyy. i guess i'll write more about that experience next time.. like what i learned and all
hosanna is expecting 2000 words :P
but alas! back to NYU/home i must return! i'm kind of excited about that too!
to be with family and friends again :) being silly, bowlinggg, cooking yums...
to get the school year started... with NSO, AACF stuff, student teaching, moving in :P, water street life!!!
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