The Family of God
Today was a good day for me, actually, it may have been one of the best days I’ve had so far here in Costa Rica. I got a bunch of solid good work done, had some really good conversations on my route, and had a very encouraging talk with a believer. Today specifically I noticed [...]
A little adventure goes a long way
Life right now is one wicked roller coaster for me. There are good days and then there are bad days. It seems to me that there are more bad than good for me right now. Let me define what I mean by ‘good’ and ‘bad’: Bad = I go through out the day and fall [...]
The trip to Cali
Rich and I took a trip to the Northern California area to visit some Grace Brethren churches. We left Costa Rica Saturday, June 7th, and returned this last Wednesday, June 11th. As most of you know the Elledges are in need of alot of financial support. He was planning on “tent-making”, working part time online [...]
The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round
I’m beginning to realize more and more of how culture is like a set of lenses, or glasses, that you look through in order to see the (your) world. For all my life there have been 3 categories of buses in my mind…all with distinct characteristics and purposes. There’s the school bus, used for transporting [...]
What are these sounds coming out of my mouth!
So far in my language learning experience it utterly amazes me that the sounds that come out of my mouth actually make sense to people. At times what comes out of my mouth seems like gibberish to me yet people understand what I’m saying! These sounds carry so much meaning, yet they are so foreign [...]
An awkward situation over the word “Casado”
So I was out on my language learning route, talking with a lady in a bookstore. The topic was La Comida de Ticos (Costa Rican Food). We were in the middle of her describing all different kinds of foods. I was tracking most of the conversation but my comprehension is slow right now, so its [...]
The head bob
What is the head bob…it is the unconscious, and sometimes conscious, slight nod of the head while listening to people on the street speak to you. And I’m perfecting it! The program I’m in right now (see my previous post) has you memorize a paragraph of text, written by a native speaker, and recorded by [...]
FARO
Today was the first day of classes for my second trimester of language school. Our schedule this time around is a bit different than last trimester. Tara and I both are doing something different (I’m sure she’ll tell you all about what she’s doing). Last Tri we started out at 7:30am with 2 hours of [...]
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