So at basketball practice I was barking out instructions for the next drill:
“You two go over here, you two over here…” pointing to where I wanted them to go. And Han says in his Korean accent, “no, there. Over there. Not over here. Over there. Add the ‘T’.”
It’s not everyday I have my English corrected by an ESL student.
Sometimes I love middle school kids. Sometimes.
The correct answer was D:
A. There are in fact 3 students at our school named Dong, though one goes by DK
B. There is indeed a 6th grader on the Basketball team named Chuchu
C. Peace, Hope, and Jennifer. And they have a brother named Adams.
D. Divya only has 22 letters in her last name.
E. Weston and Easton do not have any siblings named Northton or Southton.
Thanks for playing! We’ll have to do this again sometime.
Which of the following is not true:
A. There are three different Korean kids at our school named Dong.
B. There is a kid on the basketball team named Chu Chu (yes, like a train).
C. There are 3 Nigerian sisters at our school named Peace, Hope, and Jennifer.
D. There is an Indian girl in my class with a 26 letter last name.
E. There are two brothers at the school named Weston and Easton.
(Vote for your choice by clicking comment and writing your answer).
One of the great things about travelling with middle school boys is the ways they find to entertain themselves. This trip involved making silly videos with a cell phone, truth or dare, telling dumb jokes, and farting(an old MS favorite). My favorite joke on the way back was:
Q: Why isn’t it a good idea to write on an empty stomach?
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A: Because it’s much better to write on paper.
“Look at this picture. I was the hottest guy in 6th grade.”
–Sophomore Toni, in all seriousness, as he’s thumbing through an old yearbook.
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Here’s some Then and Now pictures. You can judge for yourself.
The idea of religious superstition playing a role in the current spiritual darkness that clothes most of western Europe had been rolling around in my head before an old friend of mine had a similar reflection after spending some time in Italy. To what extent are old religious traditions (specifically Catholic) a detrement to Christianity in western Europe? It seems that traditions such as the Christkind flying around and delivering gifts on Christmas Eve only reinforce the prevailing European conception that Christianity is nothing more than of collection of myths and superstitions. As a child you are taught to believe in Christkind much like American children are taught to believe in Santa Claus. The tragedy is that this silly story is linked to true faith and religion. Outgrowing belief in Santa Claus is something of a rite of passage for American children, but in Austria it is almost akin to renouncing your faith. Not believing in Christkind is not believing in Jesus. Children are strapped with guilt knowing that they should believe in Jesus, but faced with the absurdity of the Christkind story. I fear that often they throw the baby out with the bathwater. If the Christkind isn’t real, then Jesus isn’t either. And it follows that other traditions the church holds are likely fictional.
Fighting through these issues is a huge uphill battle for missionaries here that work as church planters with Austrians.
New Year’s Eve is a very festive time in Vienna. Various stages are set up all over the city playing anything from Oldies to Techno. Along the way you can also pick up hot gluhwein or punsch to keep warm. Our path that night took us to the Haus der Musik where they were teaching various dances. Some more traditional like Waltzes or Salsa, and others that I think they just made up as they went along. One in particular involved playing an air guitar and a butter churning motion. Once again I proved to myself that I have no rhythm whatsoever.
There are many things that are considered good luck for the New Year. Among them are pigs, mushrooms, clovers, and ladybugs. There are even stands set up where you can buy pig hats and masks(see above). When the clock strikes midnight, champagne is drunk and the empty glass shattered on the ground (this is also good luck). Strauss’s Blue Danube is blared throughout the city and the Viennese waltz in the New Year.
New Year’s Eve is a very festive time in Vienna. Various stages are set up all over the city playing anything from Oldies to Techno. Along the way you can also pick up hot gluhwein or punsch to keep warm. Our path that night took us to the Haus der Musik where they were teaching various dances. Some more traditional like Waltzes or Salsa, and others that I think they just made up as they went along. One in particular involved playing an air guitar and a butter churning motion. Once again I proved to myself that I have no rhythm whatsoever.
There are many things that are considered good luck for the New Year. Among them are pigs, mushrooms, clovers, and ladybugs. There are even stands set up where you can buy pig hats and masks(see above). When the clock strikes midnight, champagne is drunk and the empty glass shattered on the ground (this is also good luck). Strauss’s Blue Danube is blared throughout the city and the Viennese waltz in the New Year.
New Year’s Eve is a very festive time in Vienna. Various stages are set up all over the city playing anything from Oldies to Techno. Along the way you can also pick up hot gluhwein or punsch to keep warm. Our path that night took us to the Haus der Musik where they were teaching various dances. Some more traditional like Waltzes or Salsa, and others that I think they just made up as they went along. One in particular involved playing an air guitar and a butter churning motion. Once again I proved to myself that I have no rhythm whatsoever.
There are many things that are considered good luck for the New Year. Among them are pigs, mushrooms, clovers, and ladybugs. There are even stands set up where you can buy pig hats and masks(see above). When the clock strikes midnight, champagne is drunk and the empty glass shattered on the ground (this is also good luck). Strauss’s Blue Danube is blared throughout the city and the Viennese waltz in the New Year.
New Year’s Eve is a very festive time in Vienna. Various stages are set up all over the city playing anything from Oldies to Techno. Along the way you can also pick up hot gluhwein or punsch to keep warm. Our path that night took us to the Haus der Musik where they were teaching various dances. Some more traditional like Waltzes or Salsa, and others that I think they just made up as they went along. One in particular involved playing an air guitar and a butter churning motion. Once again I proved to myself that I have no rhythm whatsoever.
There are many things that are considered good luck for the New Year. Among them are pigs, mushrooms, clovers, and ladybugs. There are even stands set up where you can buy pig hats and masks(see above). When the clock strikes midnight, champagne is drunk and the empty glass shattered on the ground (this is also good luck). Strauss’s Blue Danube is blared throughout the city and the Viennese waltz in the New Year.
