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almost forgotten, never

One last picture. Joel is awkwardly waving. But I heard that awkward is "in" now. So good job Joel, always so cool. Stephen, I dedicate this photo to you. :) Thanks for the talk last night. It sent me thinking and examining what we are doing. I appreciate your honesty and frankness on the issue. PS- the only other picture I have of you is kinda awkward. And not the cool awkward like Joel, the old school awkward.

Our Student Association Meeting

Our fearless leader Ben, very pensive paying attention, I swear We were a little tired...

Some beautiful WTS ladies

Laura, our hostess Making cornbread Lydia from Uganda

Mercy Update

So this semester is about Mercy. That is the common theme in almost all my classes. What does it mean that the Lord loves mercy and justice? How is the Church supposed display those cares of the Lord upon this earth in which we live? I have always struggled with this topic. I remember in high school organizing blanket drives for the homeless in SF and in college I toyed with the idea of going homeless for a year in an attempt to love and reach the many men and women of SF who have no roof over their head. I have never known how far I am supposed to go. Should I sell all my possessions? I don't have much, seriously, but I do have something and that is more than 90% of this world's population. And really, the hippy in me would almost prefer to live that life that is less connected to the material things. I don't want to walk along Plato's path of the ultraspiritual life, but I can't take this culture's obsession with the things. What sunglasses do you wear? What c

Valentines lamentations

This post actually isn't lamenting anything. I just feel the need to respond to the few comments I got from my lack of valentines day posting. I spent this vday quite happy. In fact, feb. 14th was just like feb. 13th and feb. 15th. The joy of singlehoood extended even through the traditionally horrible day. And I found myself easily content to appreciate the day from afar. I was resolved NOT to react to vday. No "single's awareness day", no girl's night out. I didn't need to pretend to be okay with my singleness, because I actually was. My attitude toward the day was that it was a day for lovers. So if you weren't in that category, it wasn't a holiday for you. No need to be all upset about it, it just wasn't for me. I'm not Chinese, I don't celebrate the Chinese New Year. Someday, if I marry a Chinese man, I probably will celebrate it. But for now, there is no reason to. Same with Valentines day. No point in me celebrating it. Not necessary

Where am I going? (some ramblings)

My friends tease me about my lack of identity. Or, I guess a better way of describing the problem, is that I feel very latina, but I am also very comfortable in the black culture. I love the inner city and yet find myself drawn to the hippy life. And then I have part of my identity tied into my Jewish heritage roots. I have moments in which I think I could live in a black neighborhood for forever, and then I hear a reggeaton song and I am sure that I couldn't live without the part of my personality that is very latina. And then Passover comes and there is no question of my celebrating it. How can I so completely identify with three such distinct cultures? And how do I reconcile these different aspects of my personhood? I think my mom struggled with this in some way. I know she is very artistic, a poet and song writer. But also a scientist. She found a job that allows her creativity in science. I hope I find a place I can fit. I feel really torn. I loved the latina culture in Chile,

It's frEEzing!

According to weather.com, it is currently 16 F and feels like 0 F!!! And it gets better, tomorrow there is a "high" of 26F. Man, oh man, what did I get myself into???

My kids!

The kids at the preschool where I teach Spanish performed a poem in Spanish for Martin Luther King Jr. Day . Here are some some photos of the darlings. Look at these beautiful ladies! Serious heartbreakers! Getting organized on stage and performing brillantly!

SPRING SEMESTER

So here is the line up of my classes for Spring Semester here at Westminster: Church planting and church growth Mercy ministry and mission Contextual Theology Gospel Communication (Intro to Preaching) Biblical Interpretation Urban Mission Seminar Biblical Theology II Yeah, count them- 7 classes!! This semester is going to be tight, but good. I have some really interesting classes lined up. I'll keep ya'all posted.