WHEN YOU DON’T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE YET

  I’ve found that when I move abroad and am constantly surrounded by foreign languages, my brain sometimes panics and speaks in whatever foreign language feels the most familiar – even if it’s… Continue reading →

A GENUINE CALLING

  Written February 24th Today was wonderfully free-flowing and just what I needed. Dia and I were going to spend the morning at the office with Alexandra, but work came up and she… Continue reading →

THE POWER OF A PARK BENCH

  Written February 23rd Today began with a full shift in the nursery and when Dia and I arrived at the building to meet the teacher we learned that the two Syrian women… Continue reading →

THE DAY I CRIED TWICE DURING LANGUAGE LESSONS

  Written February 22nd As I left the nursery this morning and walked downstairs to attend English language lessons with the kids, one youth in particular caught my eye – a boy that… Continue reading →

CONNECTIONS BEYOND LANGUAGE

  Written February 22nd When I first visited the church in Katerini in august 2016 to volunteer, Alexandra was working with a team of five other people to do everything. Now, her team… Continue reading →

LEARNING ABOUT HOTEL LIFE

  Written February 21st For our first day, my coworker, Dia, and I met Alexandra in the morning and drove to meet a Pentecostal couple in town – the husband is a pastor at… Continue reading →

VISITING PERICHORESIS

  From February 20-27, 2017 I had the pleasure to volunteer in Katerini with the Evangelical Church in Greece’s affiliated refugee-aid non-profit, Perichoresis. I first served with the ECG in Katerini in August… Continue reading →

LEARNING HUNGARIAN

    Language is one of the most important components of culture, and as such, i’m doing my best to learn Hungarian during my time here. However, it’s one of the most difficult… Continue reading →