I said I wouldn’t write about the presidential election. I said I’d never work in a restaurant either, but as of right now, I’ve worked at 2. Both were crap, so we’ll see how this goes. Up till now, I’ve been good. I’ve cringed and seethed, but I’ve stayed away from posting articles, commenting on … More Somebody Save Me

    It’s been 4 weeks since I graduated from my internship with Hillside. WHOA. A lot has happened: I got a job at a Japanese restaurant as a chef, I’m on staff at Hillside as an internship administration assistant as well as a mobilization assistant, and I’ve moved from my apartment a few blocks … More A Month Out

Our last regular day in the office as interns was one for the books. Devotions, helping oversee the sewing with refugees project that we started last month, driving around Church Hill with Jessica and Lisl, and a party for Lisl’s birthday. Now insert office work, ring making, playing with 3 year olds, cleaning the office, … More Here At The End

Last night, I sent my first ever email as a member of the mobilization team. I answered a simple inquiry, many of which come in on a regular basis. From these inquiries, we move towards full conversations, Skype calls, and filling out of applications to the internship program. No response yet, but it felt nice … More A Lot of Little Things

Today we began a class on leadership with Robert Bruton. An older man, he has years of experience in teaching under his belt, and years of missionary work as well. He was a wealth of knowledge and info. Let’s be honest. He talked a lot, and we listened. He wasn’t necessarily boring, just long winded. … More Servant Shepherd Leader

A small view of the silliness that I willingly take part in and delight in every week with our Afghan students. The children beg us to play with them, love the books and the white board that we bring. They can barely wait for the lesson with the adults to be over before they are … More Silliness

Yesterday and today, we’ve had class with the business as mission director of World Horizons, David Skews. A man with experience under his belt, insight for the future, and plenty of stories, he came to teach us specifically about how to build a God honoring business that is profitable not only for us, but for … More Business As Mission

Tonight Oscar, Emily, and I had a long discussion with a Mormon friend of ours. Unlike the other Mormons we’ve had discussion with, this one was not on their 2 year mission and is a little more open to discussion rather than debate. Rather than get into the finer details of our discussion, I’ll just … More Discussion vs Debate

This weekend came and went in what seemed like a dream. It happened, and then poof, it was gone. Work on Friday night, judging auditions for the high school theater group that I used to be a part of and then rushed to a movie on Saturday, taught Sunday school at church and ate with … More Where Did It Go, And Where To

Photo Courtesy of Emily Patton. Here at two weeks prior to graduation,we felt we needed another group shot. These people have become dear to me in a way that I cannot express. We have learned, loved, and struggled together for 9 months, and I will be happy to see them move on to great and … More End Of The Year