taking a break

Last week we had the week off from class because of a national holiday! Monday and Tuesday we spent some time with students playing badminton and ping pong. Wednesday I went to a Starbucks in town and read more of One Thousand Gifts and had a long quiet time.  Thursday some of us went on a hike! Here are a few pictures. It was beautiful!

Here's Meg and me with some new friends

We started at the top of the mountain!

the view from the very top!

The picture didn't do it justice so here's a video I took...

Meg and me and Lauren

we rode on a little boat for a few minutes

 

On Friday we traveled to another city to visit some of our friends. It was my first time to ride on the fast train and it was really nice. Only took us 2 hours! This weekend we got to eat a lot of American food and shop at Ikea and H&M. We also walked around this shopping street. I think it was built a few years ago to look like an old ancient city.

 

people getting their ears cleaned out...gross

this is normal...unfortunately

me and Sam shopping around

I loved having a break from class. Now I'm glad to be back in our city and back in my own bed!

"So the Word became human

and made his home among us.  

He was full of unfailing love 

and faithfulness. And we have 

seen his glory, the glory of the 

Father's one and only Son. From 

his abundance we have all received 

one gracious blessing after another." 

John 1:14,16

I am still loving One Thousand Gifts! We continue to see God's glory because we have received one grace after another...after another...after another. Ann Voskamp says praying with eyes wide open is the only way to pray without ceasing.  Unless I call my attention to what passes before my eyes, I simply won't see it.