Monday, March 31, 2008
CEREIMI pics
Here are some pics from CEREIMI. If you double click on them, you can view them easier.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
March update...
This is part of what I wrote my fellow YAMs:
Hey everyone!
So I first have to say I still LOVE it here. It's kind of scary at how "normal" everything became, so quickly. I do miss my family and friends back home, like crazy but I feel I've adapted pretty well. I think a lot of that is because I feel more at home in Latin American cultures. But also because I know that God wants me here, for whatever reason...;)Trying to balance the different parts of my life has been tricky...and quite Chilean. I love the fact that my life is not at Gringo pace anymore, even if it may take a little longer to figure things out mentally and spiritually.
I like the church I'm going to. I like the people in it. The frustrating part is the sermons. My spanish has improved ALOT but when someone talks for a long period of time I space out and stop understanding. Mostly, this is because I can't ask questions and I can't ask them to repeat, and then I get lost. What I do understand is different than I'm used to. It's not that I disagree with what's being said...so far...:) but it's mostly about inner faith. Now, this may be my lack of understanding, but what I think is equally important to inner faith is acting out that faith, social action, and the local and global communities. Social action yo. What about some liberation theology? Why can't Dumbarton move to Chile, I really enjoyed those services. But anyway, like I said, I do like the church, I'm just not being challenged. Or maybe I'm not listening...
I started with the project I'll be working with, CEREIMI. We just completed our second week. I'm in love with the kids. We have about 24 kids right now but it'll probably get bigger with time. I'll write more about them as I get to know the kids. As for my job, I basically have the freedom to do whatever I want to with them, after they eat. It's really laid back right now and will probably continue to be but I hope to have more activities for them. It's a little tricky to plan for because I don't buy the supplies so if I, for example, wanted to paint Easter eggs on Monday, I would've had to assume that they will be bought and cooked by then. But of course they weren't so we ended up doing that activity on Wednesday. Also, the kids trickle in at different times each day. So I basically have to plan things in a very flexible way, which is actually fine for me, it's less stress. And I love a relaxed atmosphere with kids, it allows me to get to know them faster and more intimately.
Hey everyone!
So I first have to say I still LOVE it here. It's kind of scary at how "normal" everything became, so quickly. I do miss my family and friends back home, like crazy but I feel I've adapted pretty well. I think a lot of that is because I feel more at home in Latin American cultures. But also because I know that God wants me here, for whatever reason...;)Trying to balance the different parts of my life has been tricky...and quite Chilean. I love the fact that my life is not at Gringo pace anymore, even if it may take a little longer to figure things out mentally and spiritually.
I like the church I'm going to. I like the people in it. The frustrating part is the sermons. My spanish has improved ALOT but when someone talks for a long period of time I space out and stop understanding. Mostly, this is because I can't ask questions and I can't ask them to repeat, and then I get lost. What I do understand is different than I'm used to. It's not that I disagree with what's being said...so far...:) but it's mostly about inner faith. Now, this may be my lack of understanding, but what I think is equally important to inner faith is acting out that faith, social action, and the local and global communities. Social action yo. What about some liberation theology? Why can't Dumbarton move to Chile, I really enjoyed those services. But anyway, like I said, I do like the church, I'm just not being challenged. Or maybe I'm not listening...
I started with the project I'll be working with, CEREIMI. We just completed our second week. I'm in love with the kids. We have about 24 kids right now but it'll probably get bigger with time. I'll write more about them as I get to know the kids. As for my job, I basically have the freedom to do whatever I want to with them, after they eat. It's really laid back right now and will probably continue to be but I hope to have more activities for them. It's a little tricky to plan for because I don't buy the supplies so if I, for example, wanted to paint Easter eggs on Monday, I would've had to assume that they will be bought and cooked by then. But of course they weren't so we ended up doing that activity on Wednesday. Also, the kids trickle in at different times each day. So I basically have to plan things in a very flexible way, which is actually fine for me, it's less stress. And I love a relaxed atmosphere with kids, it allows me to get to know them faster and more intimately.
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