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My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Missionary, English Teacher |
| Location | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Introduction | I am a missionary doubling as an English conversation teacher. Honestly though, I feel like the relationships are really why I am here. I have been realizing more and more recently what a blessing it is for me to be an American. In Japanese culture, people are divided into social classes- based on many aspects of life such as age, job, etc.- which totally changes peoples' relationships with one another. Even the language is grammatically based on these divisions. However, since I am not actually a part of their culture, people let me into their lives where they aren't supposed to let others. I am a farmer: sometimes I get the weeds out of people's lives; sometimes I see the chutes breaking through the soil for the first time, but those moments don't come as often as I would like; mostly I plant seeds. (For a nice Biblical allusion, see Matthew 13, the parable of the sower.) There are days when I feel like my time is wasted, when I can see nothing of what I am doing. God keeps me grounded. He reminds me that HE decides which seeds to water, HE decides the best time for harvest. |
| Interests | listening to other people talk, pretending to speak Japanese, playing guitar, reading (but only when I should be doing other things), making new friends, talking about religion, philosophy, and cooking |
| Favorite movies | Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Summer Vacation, You've Got Mail, Zoolander, Back to the Future |
| Favorite music | anything live |
| Favorite books | Robert Jordan "Wheel of Time" series, the Bible, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Screwtape Letters, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Shiokari Pass, Lady Gracia |
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