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Posted 2018-08-30T10:01:17Z

Culture Shock

I spent a final week in America soaking up all my favorite coffee shops - the photos above represent just four of the seven mandatory locations. Part of my cultural heritage as a PNW hipster is that I love good coffee, and I love spending time with people in coffee shops. It was my norm living in Portland, but I adjusted quickly when I moved to a tiny German town with no Longbottom, Insomnia, Bipartisan, Case Study, Black Rock, Ava's, or Dutch Bros. [...]

Posted 2018-08-20T05:08:55Z

IRL

The internet is a wonderful thing in so many ways. I'm so grateful for this platform to keep people updated on my recovery and my ministry, and I'm really fortunate to have the technology that allows me to see my family members' faces regularly when I live overseas. There are still limitations, however, and the past two months of visits have been precious opportunities of "IRL" interactions off the internet. When I can hug my nephews in real life, it's a whole lot different than the flippant FaceTime goodbyes of a four year old. Sitting down on someone's couch to explain with all the nuance how proud I am of my student who's pursuing a degree in journalism with a detailed vision for how he wants to use his voice to use his privilege to advocate for others is so much more fulfilling that writing this sentence. [...]

Posted 2018-08-14T02:02:01Z

Famous

Over the past few weeks, I've remembered that I actually have connections to a few relatively famous people, but it's made me rethink my assignment of fame. For example, I had the most amazing Sparky teachers ever - Keith and Gloria - and although Keith's dad is world famous, I'm way more excited about the dude who told me about Jesus every Thursday night. [...]

Posted 2018-08-06T23:14:21Z

Unrest

This was another full week for me which included some wonderful moments like mother-daughter bonding time downtown Colorado Springs at a place called Tattoo Demon, meeting some of my dad's coworkers, and my sister finding time in her super organized, busy life for coffee with me in my super disorganized, busy life. My life is anything but monotonous, and among the many cups of coffee and conversations through the past week, I've been challenged and encouraged. I've also had my usual insomnia flare up, and the chronic fatigue is wearing on me again after five weeks of shifting cities and beds.[...]