Recently, I read the book Letters to a Young Poet, and it was really quite lovely. There were some moments that really stood out to me, but not because I want to be a poet. Let me set the first scene. It's March 22, a Friday. I'm listening to my favorite songs and dance around … Continue reading Book Review: Letters to a Young [Dancer]
Здраво! Zdravo! That's the Cyrillic alphabet and the Latin alphabet for saying "Hello!" in Serbian. Last week, February 18-23, I went to Serbia for my second YAGM retreat. Specifically, we went to Fruška Gora, a national park, and Novi Sad, the Capitol of Love. It was a fun-filled retreat, jam-packed with adventures and friends. And, … Continue reading 2 Tours and a Photo Shoot
A little while ago, on January 24 through 27, I (and my fellow YAGM cohort members plus three other international volunteers) attended a seminar in Budapest, hosted by Phiren Amenca. If you're unsure what that is, check out this other blog I did or take a look at their website (it's in English). They also … Continue reading Phiren Amenca Seminar
Prelude: Prayer 101 “Prayer can be motion and stillness and energy—all at the same time,” (p. 5). While I was reading the prelude of this book, I kept thinking of my university InterVarsity leader Greg Little and what he shared with us one day. He told us how, for Christians, it is much easier to … Continue reading Book Review: Help, Thanks, Wow
For Christmas, I gave my host family a story. A pick-your-own-path type story. It was hard to write, but seeing my host family's faces, especially my host mom's face, when they realized what it was made it all worth it. I share it with you now, but unfortunately, this version does not feature the doodles … Continue reading The Christmas Gift
Raise your hand if you've ever made pancakes. Raise them if you've ever made pancakes from scratch. Keep them raised if you had to convert the measuring system your used to having into an entirely different one. Keep your hand up if you had, in your opinion, too many cooks in the kitchen. And finally, … Continue reading Patience and Pancakes
Tuesday of this week, I accompanied an English teacher to her job in Pilisvörösvár, the next town over from Piliscsaba. (It's less than a ten minute drive from my host house.) The school teaches children for 8 years; it's basically an elementary + middle school. We met with five classes, each of them asking me … Continue reading School: Hungary VS America
